Title: A man of salt and trees : the life of Joy Morton /
Authors: Ballowe, James.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Morton, Joy,; Morton Salt Company.; Morton Arboretum.; Businesspeople Illinois Chicago Biography.; Chicago (Ill.) Biography.; Chicago (Ill.) History Biography.
Contents: Pt. 1. 1854-1879 -- Prologue -- A prairie education -- A prolonged apprenticeship -- Pt. 2. 1880-1915 -- A place in Chicago -- Joy Morton & Co. -- Two cities -- Business and politics -- Toward a new century -- Civic commitment -- The house on the hill -- Pt. 3. 1916-1934 -- War : home and abroad -- The Morton Arboretum -- Investing in Illinois -- Embracing the future -- Epilogue.