Sam Walton Story [RARE BOOKS]

When Sam Walton entered the Forbes list of America's richest citizens at #2 in 1984, few had ever heard of him. The next year, he had moved into the #1 slot.

Suddenly, everyone wanted to know who Sam Walton was....

Born in an Oklahoma farmhouse, Sam Walton would revolutionize the retail business, expanding his Wal-Mart chain sale by sale, city by city...and leaving competitors in the dust. He would quietly amass a family fortune estimated at 23 billion dollars. And through it all, he would shun both luxury and publicity, living a simple existence in the hills of Arkansas.

Now a former employee of Sam Walton tells the story of the richest man in America. He examines the effects that Sam Walton's empire had on his family. The controversies and conflicts that inevitably arose, despite his efforts to avoid the limelight. And most fascinating of all, how he became the man he was and how Wal-Mart continues to grow into the '90s.

Here is an insider's account of the man and his empire- the greatest American success story of all time....