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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-101524792705
ISBN-139781524792701
eBay Product ID (ePID)5038396901
Product Key Features
Book TitleWho Was Sam Walton?
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicBusiness & Economics, Biography & Autobiography / General, People & Places / United States / General
IllustratorHammond, Ted, Yes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorJames Buckley Jr., Who HQ
Book SeriesWho Was? Ser.
FormatDigest Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight4.4 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal381
SynopsisThe story of a department-store trainee who became the richest man in America and owner of the biggest retail store in the world- Walmart. Sam Walton used the money he earned in the army, along with some financial help from his family, to open his first store. Then he opened fourteen more. Then Sam had an even bigger idea. He wanted to build large stores in small towns and reduce the price of everything they stocked. Although other businessmen and potential partners laughed at him, this entrepreneur with humble beginnings used his resourcefulness to create Walmart, which would become the largest company in the world., A young boy who grew up during the Great Depression, A businessman who became the richest man in America, The founder of Walmart-the largest company in the world, All of the above! find out more in this illustrated book! Book jacket., The story of a department-store trainee who became the richest man in America and owner of the biggest retail store in the world: Walmart. Sam Walton used the money he earned in the army, along with some financial help from his family, to open his first store. Then he opened fourteen more. Then Sam had an even bigger idea. He wanted to build large stores in small towns and reduce the price of everything they stocked. Although other businessmen and potential partners laughed at him, this entrepreneur with humble beginnings used his resourcefulness to create Walmart, which would become the largest company in the world.