Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams
Autor Michael D'Antonioen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2006
Hershey, the son of a minister's daughter and an irresponsible father who deserted the family, began his career inauspiciously when the two candy shops he opened both went bankrupt. Undeterred, he started the Lancaster Caramel Company, which brought him success at last. Eventually he sold his caramel operation and went on to perfect the production process of chocolate to create a stable, consistent bar with a long shelf life...and an American icon was born.
Hershey was more than a successful businessman -- he was a progressive thinker who believed in capitalism as a means to higher goals. He built the world's largest chocolate factory and a utopian village for his workers on a large tract of land in rural Pennsylvania, and used his own fortune to keep his workers employed during the Great Depression. In addition, he secretly willed his fortune to a boys' school and orphanage, both of which now control a vast endowment.
Extensively researched and vividly written, "Hershey" is the fascinating story of this uniquely American visionary.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780743264105
ISBN-10: 074326410X
Pagini: 305
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
ISBN-10: 074326410X
Pagini: 305
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Descriere
D'Antonio pens the first full biography of one of the most successful and unusual business titans of the 20th century--Milton Hershey--and a startling history of how his commanding fortune shaped a unique utopian legacy.
Notă biografică
Michael D’Antonio is the author of many acclaimed books, including Atomic Harvest, Fall from Grace, Tin Cup Dreams, Mosquito, and The State Boys Rebellion. His work has also appeared in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Discover, and many other publications. Among his many awards is the Pulitzer Prize, which he shared with a team of reporters for New York Newsday.