J. R. Simplot: A Billion the Hard Way (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780870043994)

J R Simplot is one of the last of the classic Horatio Alger success stories - a man who spent seventy-five years building an international empire. This book tells the story of a kid from Declo, Idaho who parlayed a few bum lambs into one of the largest privately-held companies in America.

Author: Louie Attebery
ISBN-10: 0870043994
ISBN-13: 9780870043994
Publisher: Caxton Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.32w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 100

About the Author
Dr. Louie W. Attebery is an authority on American folklore. He is former chairman of the Department of English at The College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. He has written several books, numerous articles and given numerous talks on American and Western folklore, and was a member of the first executive council of the Western Literature Association.