LEADER 03157nam 2200625 450 001 9910460705803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-6268-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334568 035 $a(EBL)1915772 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001440585 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11831450 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001440585 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11385746 035 $a(PQKB)10776375 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915772 035 $a(OCoLC)622515573 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse44289 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915772 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11007500 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL691494 035 $a(OCoLC)900345140 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334568 100 $a20150128h19951995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTobacco merchant $ethe story of universal leaf tobacco company /$fMaurice Duke, Daniel P. Jordan 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1995. 210 4$dİ1995 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-60212-3 311 $a0-8131-5200-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Grades 327 $aAppendix 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; Z 330 $aMaurice 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 poten 606 $aConglomerate corporations$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aTobacco industry$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConglomerate corporations$xHistory. 615 0$aTobacco industry$xHistory. 676 $a338.7/6797/0973 700 $aDuke$b Maurice$01054848 702 $aJordan$b Daniel P. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460705803321 996 $aTobacco merchant$92487789 997 $aUNINA