The History of City Market - The Brothers Four and the Colorado Back Slope Empire

"CityMarket's story begins with a penniless eighteen-year-old immigrant and closeswith the business becoming part of the largest supermarket chain in the UnitedStates. In 1924, brothers Paul, Frank, Leo and Clarence Prinster bought a meatmarket in Grand Junction, Colorado, a business venture that would allow them toride out the stock market crash and the Great Depression. It also allowed themto open the state's first supermarket in 1939, the beginning of an empire thatremained in the family for over a century and helped shape the heritage ofwestern Colorado. Tony Prinster shares how the City Market founders and itsdedicated employees transformed a family business into the retail brand thattouched the lives of so many people"--

A propos de l'auteur

Anthony F. Prinster is the great-grandson of Josef Preuenster, whose sons are the brothers four."? The author holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame, and a JD from the University of Colorado. He is of counsel with the law firm Hoskin, Farina & Kampf in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kate Ruland-Thorne is a regular contributor to Grand Valley Magazine. Her writing has also appeared in Arizona Highways and Southwest Art. Kate was editor of Sedona magazine and has written seven regional history books, including Lion of Redstone, published by Johnson Publishing. She holds a BA from Southern Methodist University."

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Anthony F Prinster, Anthony F. Prinster, Kate Ruland-Thorne
• Edition: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.10.2013
• EAN: 9781626192867
• ISBN: 978-1-62619-286-7
• Pages: 192
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Poids: 313 g
• Thèmes: Landmarks; Landmarks
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Branches spécifiques de l'économie