First published 2019
Sam Walton starts as a department store trainee with big dreams and modest means. After military service, he combines his army earnings with family financial support to launch his first retail venture. Success leads him to expand rapidly, opening fourteen additional stores across the region. But Walton envisions something much larger. He plans to construct massive stores in smaller communities while slashing prices on every item they carry. Fellow businessmen mock his concept and potential partners reject his proposals. Undeterred by the skepticism surrounding him, this determined entrepreneur draws on his humble origins and natural problem-solving abilities. His persistence transforms a simple idea into Walmart, destined to become the world's largest corporation. The book traces how one man's unconventional vision overcame widespread doubt to reshape American retail forever.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, business, american, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: against-all-odds, underdog
Setting: United States
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
112 pages · Library Binding · Turtleback