Dawson Black unexpectedly inherits a small-town store and has to learn retailing from scratch. Told in his own words, the story follows his first bewildering days, his mistakes over stock, credit and insurance, the advice of older merchants and trade associations, and his courtship of Betty, all designed to teach the principles of running a shop.
A lesson in practical business dressed as a novel, of interest to readers of American commercial history. Download the free EPUB.