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Famous Names; Forgotten People - 250 Stories of Forgotten People Behind Our Brand Names

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By Doug Gelbert
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Published: April 26, 2012
Words: 132,531 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476188713


Short description

Howard Johnson, Milton Bradley, Oscar Mayer, Russell Stover, John Deere. Real people all. Here are the stories of 250 men and women whose products became household names. Many are inspiring, some are dispiriting (David Buick, raise your hand) but may none be forgotten.

Extended description

We all know the names. Pillsbury, Kraft, Maytag, Hertz, Kellogg, Gerber, McDonalds. Yet, open a copy of the Information Please Almanac and turn to the chapter on famous people. You won't find these names. Over 4000 names are listed from every walk of life, most of whom no one knows.

We can't blame the Almanac. While the names of America's best-known companies live on the founders are forgotten. We all know what a Dodge is, what a Schick is, what a Boeing is but no one remembers who Horace Dodge was, who Jacob Schick was, who William Boeing was.

Howard Johnson, Milton Bradley, Oscar Mayer, Russell Stover, John Deere. Real people all. Here are the stories of 250 men and women whose products became household names. Many are inspiring, some are dispiriting (David Buick, raise your hand) but may none be forgotten.

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