#150 Sam Walton (America's Richest Man)

He lives in a simple house in a small southern town. He's been married to the same woman for almost five decades. He drives a Chevy. dresses in store bought clothes, and puts in long hours at his job. He also made for himself and his family.

Over nine billion dollars. More than any other man in America. This extraordinary person is Sam Walton. In this fascinating, superbly researched book. Pierces his carefully cultivated cloak.

Of ordinariness. To show what makes him tick. and what made him succeed beyond the wildest dreams of wealth. It is a story and a quest that began in the dust bowl of Oklahoma in the depression. Where a small boy saw firsthand the razor thin line between survival and disaster.

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