Hershey Milton S. Hershey's extraordinary life of wealth, empire, and utopian dreams
The oak and the vine -- Heroic boys and men of industry -- Wandering -- Edible mud -- Catherine -- Ego, eccentricity, and screwballs -- "Here there will be no unhappiness" -- Beneficent jove -- A third life -- A betting man -- The end of innocence -- Something like a god -- The legacy -- W...
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Sprache: | eng |
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Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
2007
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Ausgabe: | First Simon & Schuster Paperback edition |
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Zusammenfassung: | The oak and the vine -- Heroic boys and men of industry -- Wandering -- Edible mud -- Catherine -- Ego, eccentricity, and screwballs -- "Here there will be no unhappiness" -- Beneficent jove -- A third life -- A betting man -- The end of innocence -- Something like a god -- The legacy -- What would Milton Do? Examines the life of the head of the chocolate factory empire, describing his fatherless upbringing by a strict Mennonite mother, his failures with two early candy companies, and his construction of the utopian Hershey village |
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Beschreibung: | Originally published: 2006 Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-288) and index |
Beschreibung: | 305 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
ISBN: | 074326410X 0-7432-6410-X 9780743264105 978-0-7432-6410-5 |