George Horace Lorimer's 1902 collection of fictional letters from a self-made Chicago pork packer to his college-educated son — combining business wisdom with Midwestern humor — a bestseller of its era.
Creates the business wisdom letter format — Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son established the fictional business mentor format that is the predecessor to the business advice book; its combination of practical wisdom and comic characterization made business advice entertaining.
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