The Triumphs and Troubles of Theodore Swann
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Rating | : | 4.27 (699 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1880216574 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A touching biography of a larger-than-life Birmingham businessman.
More to Swann than revealed in this book Noumenous My father and grandfather both worked for Theodore Swann at his Swann Chemical Company before it was bought by Monsanto. My grandfather was the bookkeeper (READ: CFO in today's terms), and my father developed Swann Chemical's very successful centrifugal fertilizer drier. This book was a good overview, but didn't catch Theodore Swann's complex and ebullient personality nor the equally complex relationships with his family and employees. My father worshiped the man, and said one of the most important things Swann told him was, "Son, never give an opinion if