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Malcom McLean at a Sea-Land container terminal, late 1950s
Postwar Era · 1937–1968 Industrial History · Business & Industry

What the Trucker Saw at Hoboken

How a 23-year-old North Carolina truck driver, sitting in his cab on a New Jersey wharf in 1937, dreamed up the system that built global trade — and gave the patents away.

May 2, 2026·18 min read

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Lavender fields on the Plateau de Valensole, Provençe
Modern Era · 2009–2025 Business & Industry

The Name on Every Label

How a teenager’s promise at a Provençal cemetery built one of the most independent French luxury brands of his generation.

Apr 30, 2026·12 min read
The Gold Exchange, New York City, 1869
Gilded Age · 1869

The Telegraph Crash That Invented Securities Regulation

Apr 5, 2026·24 min
German U-boat, North Atlantic, WWII
WWII Era Survival

73 Days on the Atlantic

Feb 27, 2026·14 min
J. Pierpont Morgan, circa 1907
Gilded Age · 1907

The Man Who Locked the Door

Apr 5, 2026·22 min
Every company has a past. The most compelling stories a business can tell are not invented — they are recovered.

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When wealth and social power collide in public. The great dynasties of the gilded age and the moments that unravelled them.

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The women who built industries, brands, and markets — in the places most business history overlooks.

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Business history is the most human story there is.

Lovie Project Studio produces long-form narrative content for brands, founders, and institutions that believe their past is worth telling well. We research, report, and write stories grounded in primary sources — crafted to read like journalism, not marketing.

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