J.R. Simplot a billion the hard way
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This is the story of a kid from Declo, Idaho who parlayed a few "bum" lambs into one of the largest privately held companies in America. J.R. Simplot is one of the last of the classic Horatio Alger success stories - a man who spent seventy-five years building an international empire. |
| Author(s): | Louie W. Attebery |
| Document: | Book · Paperback · CIRC [ 0 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2000 |
| Physical Description: | xxxii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Genre: | Biographies |
| Contents: | Preface Antecedents The westward migration Roots The break ... the making of a venture capitalist Certified seed Courtship and marriage The 1940s: war and growth The postwar period: redefining the market The 1950s: expansion The Simplot family Passing the reins: growth in the '70s and '80s From the heights Sands at ninety Afterword |
| Subjects: | Biographies, Businessmen, Businessmen United States Biography, Food industry and trade, Food industry and trade United States History, History, Hommes d'affaires EĢtats-Unis Biographies, J.R. Simplot Company, J.R. Simplot Company History, Simplot, J. R. 1909-2008, United States |
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