Author:
Levinson, Marc.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Hill and Wang, 2011.
Description358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:The verdict -- The founder -- The birth of the Great A&P -- The grocer -- The death of George F. Gilman -- Gearing for battle -- The economy store -- The chain-store problem -- Wrong turns -- The profit machine -- Minute men and tax men -- The supermarket -- Franklin Roosevelt -- Wright Patman -- The fixer -- Friends -- Defying death -- The Fourth Revolution -- The trustbuster -- Mom and Pop's last stand -- The fall -- The legacy.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-335) and index.