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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561055457572 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR477 |
| Category: |
Biographies Biographies: New Zealand Business |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
MAN FOR OUR TIME: Robert Laidlaw - Triumph against all odds
by Ian Hunter
DESCRIPTION
Format: small softcover
ISBN: 0958212406
Published: Castle Publishing 1999, 1st edition
Size (mm): 155 w x 245 h x 25 d
Pages: 354
SKU: A5/2511/U301
ABOUT
Biography of Robert Laidlaw, founder of Farmers Trading Company in New Zealand.
Robert Laidlaw had two passions: Business and the Christian religion. Laidlaw was sort of an early 20th century version of Jeff Bezos with the "new" concept of catalogues and mail order purchase.
Robert merged his fast growing company with the struggling Farmer's Trading Co and, despite difficult travails, steered the combined company to success.
An excellent book for a New Zealand business person to look up to, as well as anyone interested in the history of the Farmers company and the development of New Zealand industry in the first 50 years of the 20th century, through WWI and WWII.
Includes monochrome images.
CONDITION
Excellent with light wear/spine fading on covers, crease on rear cover corner, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.
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