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Description edit
The name Hershey evokes many things: chocolate bars, the company town in Pennsylvania, one of America's most recognizable brands. But who was the man behind the name? In this compelling biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael D'Antonio gives us the real-life rags-to-riches story... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Milton Hershey: Add a description of this character.
- Henry Hershey
- Catherine Sweeney
- Stanley Russell
- Mattie
- Milton S. Hershey
- William Murrie
- Royer
- Fanny Hershey
- Harry Lebkicher
- John Snyder
- Giuseppe Donato
- Blair
- Kitty
- George Bowman
- Ruth Hershey Beddoe
- Nelson
- William Lepley
- Hogan
- Hersheys
- Moyer
- Baker
- Mitchell
- Lehmann
- Henry Herr
- Irvin
- John Mclain
- John D. Rockefeller
- Hubbard
- Abraham
- Daniel Peter
- Brenneman
Setting & Locations edit
- America
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Cuba
- Philadelphia
- Europe
- United States
- Lebanon Valley
- Havana
- Chicago
- Harrisburg
- High Point
- Colorado
- Washington
- Snavely
- Derry Church
- Great Britain
- Oil City
- Germany
- Denver
- London
- California
- Atlantic City
- Manhattan
- Buffalo
- France
- Central Hershey
- National City
- Wall Street
- Jamestown
- Sarena
- Caribbean
- Palmyra
- Massachusetts
- Switzerland
- Fulton
- Hershey Park
- Paris
- England
- Pittsburgh
First Sentence edit
Tall and lean with a lush black beard, Henry Hershey liked to dress in silk and often carried a gold-capped walking stick.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction 1
1. The Oak And The Vine 9
2. Heroic Boys And Men of Industry 26
3. Wandering 43
4. Edible Mud 54
5. Catherine 70
6. Ego, Eccentricity, And Screwballs 88
7. "Here There Will Be No Unhappiness" 106
8. Beneficent Jove 127
9. A Third Life 148
10. A Betting Man 170
11. The End Of Innocence 196
12. Something Like A God 221
13. The Legacy 242
14. What Would Milton Do? 255
Notes 269
Acknowledgments 289
Index 291
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael D'Antonio (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0743264096
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0743264096
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 338.7664153092
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