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Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Relates the history of the Mars, Inc., a candy business started in the 1920s by Frank C. Mars, who was later joined by his son, Forrest, who expanded the operation to other countries and products before finally becoming the sole owner of Mars following the deaths of his parents.
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 22
Description
Forrest Mars and Milton Hershey built business empires out of chocolate. In this history of the candy business, over eight years in the making, former Washington Post reporter Joel Glenn Brenner tells a unique story that is like chocolate itself, a rich blend of many compelling ingredients - in this case, biography and cultural history, investigative reporting and literary journalism. Along the way, Brenner takes us inside a world as mysterious as...