LEADER 00000cam a2200721Mi 4500 001 ocn900345140 003 OCoLC 005 20180804040231.1 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 150117t20151995kyu ob 001 0 eng d 019 922373981 020 9780813162683|q(electronic book) 020 0813162688|q(electronic book) 020 |z0813152003 020 |z9780813152004 035 (OCoLC)900345140|z(OCoLC)922373981 037 22573/ctt129dgm6|bJSTOR 037 74D2F6EF-C8FB-45EC-9E2C-8089086BE508|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 EBLCP|beng|epn|cEBLCP|dN$T|dOCLCQ|dN$T|dOCLCF|dJSTOR |dDEBSZ|dYDXCP|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dIDB|dAGLDB|dTEFOD|dOCLCQ |dIOG|dOCLCO|dMERUC|dEZ9|dCUY|dICG|dZCU|dSTF 043 n-us--- 049 RIDW 050 4 HD9139.U63 D85 2015 072 7 BUS|x070000|2bisacsh 072 7 BUS077000|2bisacsh 072 7 BUS070010|2bisacsh 082 04 338.76797|a338.767970973 090 HD9139.U63 D85 2015 100 1 Duke, Maurice.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n78081035 245 10 Tobacco merchant :|bthe story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company /|cMaurice Duke, Daniel P. Jordan. 264 1 Lexington :|bThe University Press of Kentucky,|c[2015] 264 4 |c©1995 300 1 online resource (241 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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 Grades. 505 8 Appendix 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. 520 Maurice 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. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 610 20 Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /names/n78016836|xHistory.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /subjects/sh99005024 610 27 Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/524901 650 0 Tobacco industry|zUnited States|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2008112907|xHistory.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 650 0 Conglomerate corporations|zUnited States|xHistory.|0https: //id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009121385 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 650 7 Tobacco industry.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1151931 650 7 Conglomerate corporations.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/875134 651 7 United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 700 1 Jordan, Daniel P.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n82150014 776 08 |iPrint version:|aDuke, Maurice.|tTobacco Merchant : The Story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company.|dLexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015|z9780813152004 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=938709|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20180907|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 8-3-18 2887 |lridw 994 92|bRID