
Maurice Duke and Daniel P. Jordan vividly describe the colorful life and times of one of the South's-and America's-most important businesses and provide insight into how luck, management practices, and personalities helped the company rise to international prominence. Universal...

Describes the life and times of the Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, the world's largest independent leaf tobacco dealer, from the aftermath of the Civil War when Southerners realized the potential of their native crop, through the company's incorporation in 1918, to its evolution...