Billy, Alfred, and General Motors
Subtitle: The Story of Two Unique Men, A Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History
Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Published: February 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780814408698
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Road & motor vehicles: general interest; Road vehicle manufacturing industry; United States - 20th Century; c 1900 - c 1914; Business; Automobile Industries (Economic Aspects); Industrial History; Industries - Automobile Industry; Business & Economics; Biography / Autobiography; Historical - U.S.; Business/Economics; USA; Sloan, Alfred P.; United States; (Alfred Pritchard),; 1875-1966; Automobile industry and trade; Biography; Businesspeople; History
First sentence: IT WAS THE YEAR of decision for Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr., the gangly, introverted executive with a Brooklyn accent who was on his way to becoming one of the greatest business legends of all time.