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Sam Walton : the inside story of America's richest man / Vance H. Trimble.

Trimble, Vance H. (Author).

Summary:

Presents the rags-to-riches tale of billionaire Sam Walton, founder of the discount chain Wal-Mart and America's richest man, as a study in old-fashioned values such as honesty and hard work.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0525249222
  • ISBN: 9780525249221
  • ISBN: 0525249842
  • ISBN: 9780525249849
  • Physical Description: xiii, 319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Dutton book."
Formatted Contents Note:
Flirting with the dark angel -- Indians and buffalo grass -- A sort of Tom Sawyer -- "$2 and a clean shirt" -- The lieutenant takes a bride -- First five-and-dime days -- "$60,000--and no more!" -- An aristocratic country town -- Airplanes and hula hoops -- "A hell of an idea!" -- Watermelons and a donkey mess -- Finding a few key men -- The courtship of Ron Mayer -- "I need money--quick!" -- Stylus virum arguit -- To crown a new king -- Inside the family circle -- New chiefs and computers -- Guinea pig--or death? -- Wholesale and hometown -- Corporate shake-up -- Labor unions not welcome -- The nine-billion-dollar man -- The war over Main Street -- Clerks and customers -- "Oh, it's a big sky" -- And the race goes on ... -- Epilogue.
Subject:
Walton, Sam, 1918-1992.
Wal-Mart (Firm) > History.
Businesspeople > United States > Biography.
Millionaires > United States > Biography.
Discount houses (Retail trade) > United States > History.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.

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