Who was Milton Hershey?

Title
Who was Milton Hershey?

Personal Author EPSB
James, Buckley

Summary
"Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey's life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable shelf life. He founded a school for those who didn't have access to a good education and an entire town for his employees. Both his chocolate empire and his great personal legacy live on today.".

Year Published
2013

Series
Who was...?

Physical Description
105 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.

Contents
Who was Milton Hershey? -- Time to get to work -- The young candy maker -- Success! -- Mr. Hershey goes to Chicago -- Here comes Kitty -- Chocolate Town, USA -- Spreading the wealth -- Life after Kitty -- A chocolate fortune lives on.

Personal Subject
Hershey, Milton Snavely, 1857-1945.

Corporate Subject
Hershey Foods Corporation -- History.

Subject
Chocolate industry -- United States -- History.
 
Chocolate industry -- History.
 
Businessmen -- United States.
 
Businesspeople -- United States.

Geographic Term
Hershey (Pa.)

Added Author
Hammond, Ted,

Summary
"Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey's life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable shelf life. He founded a school for those who didn't have access to a good education and an entire town for his employees. Both his chocolate empire and his great personal legacy live on today.".

ISBN
9780545801126

Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2013]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
George P. Nicholson923.387 HER BUDBook31004000291182Non-Fiction