Description: THIS is a fascinating record of American invention, ingenuity, mass production, and merchandising—which have made us the most fortunate of all customers. It covers not only the scientists and inventors, but the manufacturers, merchants, salesmen, and advertising men whose efforts and genius brought about our high standard of living. We read here how Seth Thomas started in the clock business; of Paul Revere as one of the first American merchants to see the advantages of specialization; that Eli Whitney not only invented the cotton gin, but started the assembly line system for mass production; of Samuel Slater, "the father of American manufacturing;" about the development of the electric business, newspapers, transportation, food preservation, the clothing industry. . . . All this is little-known but fascinating and important American history. Carl Crow's first best seller (1937) was also about "customers." It dealt with Occidentals' business experiences with the Chinese (Mr. Crow lived in the Orient for a number of years) and was aptly titled Four Hundred Million Customers. This special edition of THE GREAT AMERICAN CUSTOMER by Carl Crow has been made available to the Armed Forces of the United States through an arrangement with the original publisher, Harper & Brothers, New York. Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., a non-profit organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Vintage Paperback
Author: Carl Crow
Publisher: Armed Services Edition
Topic: Invention
Subject: Vintage Paperbacks
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1945
