Herman Frasch The Sulphur King is the life story of the inventor of the ingenious process of mining for sulphur by melting the element underground and pumping it to the surface as a liquid. Within a decade of the success of his process at Sulphur, Louisiana in 1894, the United States became the world�s leading producer and Frasch could dictate its world price. Born in Germany, he immigrated to America at age 16, became a self-taught pharmacist in Philadelphia, then turned his attention to the new petroleum industry and became the leading expert in oil refining in Canada and the United States. He was a shrewd but humane businessman and a devoted family man. The book is a long overdue look at this important inventor.
