Sam Walton
Subtitle: the inside story of America's richest man
By: Vance H. Trimble.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Walton, Sam, 1918-; Wal-Mart (Firm) -- History; Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography; Millionaires -- United States -- Biography; Discount houses (Retail trade) -- United States -- History
Description: 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.
Notes: "A Dutton book."
Table of contents: title: Flirting with the dark angel; title: Indians and buffalo grass; title: A sort of Tom Sawyer; title: "$2 and a clean shirt"; title: The lieutenant takes a bride; title: First five-and-dime days; title: "$60,000--and no more!"; title: An aristocratic country town; title: Airplanes and hula hoops; title: "A hell of an idea!"; title: Watermelons and a donkey mess; title: Finding a few key men; title: The courtship of Ron Mayer; title: "I need money--quick!"; title: Stylus virum arguit; title: To crown a new king; title: Inside the family circle; title: New chiefs and computers; title: Guinea pig--or death?; title: Wholesale and hometown; title: Corporate shake-up; title: Labor unions not welcome; title: The nine-billion-dollar man; title: The war over Main Street; title: Clerks and customers; title: "Oh, it's a big sky"; title: And the race goes on ...; title: Epilogue.