Clarence Saunders & the founding of Piggly Wiggly : the rise & fall of a Memphis maverick / Mike Freeman

Object Details

Author

Freeman, Mike 1956-

Subject

Saunders, Clarence 1881-1953

Piggly Wiggly (Firm)

Contents

Wholesale grocery drummer -- Ain't that a funny name -- Patriotic store -- A business romance -- The corner -- Save Piggly Wiggly for Memphis -- Piggly Wiggly v. Saunders -- The sole owner man -- Second fortune -- Bankruptcy -- Robot grocery store -- My last big plunge

2011

Type

Biography

Physical description

158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Place

United States

Memphis (Tenn.)

Title

Clarence Saunders and the founding of Piggly Wiggly

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Grocers

Grocery trade--History

Supermarkets--History

Self-service stores--History

History

Record ID

siris_sil_1001053

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0