A LEGACY

A Legacy: 100 Years in the Life of a Successful Family Business chronicles the Rosses and their

company that spanned into the fourth generation. From the rural Allegheny Mountains to Silicon

Valley, their business grew from a Depression Era mom-and-pop shop to a phenomenally successful

multinational corporation. Against shirtsleeve-to-shirtsleeve odds, this entrepreneurial family

overcame heartbreaking setbacks with a powerful moral compass and matriarchal (not just

patriarchal) spirit.

This is a story of the American Dream experienced by the Ross family of Pittsburgh, whose

innovative enterprise helped bridge the nation from the Third to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.