03123nam 2200613 450 991078748520332120200520144314.00-8131-6268-8(CKB)3710000000334568(EBL)1915772(SSID)ssj0001440585(PQKBManifestationID)11831450(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001440585(PQKBWorkID)11385746(PQKB)10776375(OCoLC)622515573(MdBmJHUP)muse44289(Au-PeEL)EBL1915772(CaPaEBR)ebr11007500(CaONFJC)MIL691494(OCoLC)900345140(MiAaPQ)EBC1915772(EXLCZ)99371000000033456820150128h19951995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTobacco merchant the story of universal leaf tobacco company /Maurice Duke, Daniel P. JordanLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1995.©19951 online resource (241 p.)Includes index.1-322-60212-3 0-8131-5200-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Heritage; 2 Founding and Early Years; 3 The China Company Strikes Gold; 4 A New Profit Center to the North; Illustrations; 5 Cigar Leaf Tobacco; 6 The Depression and the Great War Years; 7 Postwar Growth at Home; 8 Postwar Growth Abroad; 9 A Worldwide Company; 10 Modern Foreign Operations; 11 A Changing Industry; 12 Diversification and Litigation; Epilogue: The 1990s and Beyond; Appendix 1: The History of Tobacco Consumption; Appendix 2: Universal Corporation Historical Data on Annual Earnings; Appendix 3: Tobacco GradesAppendix 4: Company OfficersBibliographical Note; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZMaurice Duke and Daniel P. Jordan vividly describe the colorful life and times of one of the South's -- and America's -- most important businesses and provide insight into how luck, management practices, and personalities helped the company rise to international prominence. Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, the world's largest independent leaf tobacco dealer, is one of the major buying arms for tobacco manufacturers worldwide, selecting, purchasing, processing, and storing leaf tobacco. The story opens during the aftermath of the Civil War when Southerners realized once again the worldwide potenConglomerate corporationsUnited StatesHistoryTobacco industryUnited StatesHistoryConglomerate corporationsHistory.Tobacco industryHistory.338.7/6797/0973Duke Maurice1470329Jordan Daniel P.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787485203321Tobacco merchant3682091UNINA