(14) The Story of Marshall Field
Broadcast: 1937
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Added: Nov 06 2016
Marshall Field was a merchant prince, and was the first man to develop the department store. He was born on a Massachusetts farm in 1834, and had his share of farm work and, disliking it, took a job as clerk in the store of Deacon Davies. Our story opens in 1856 with Marshall talking with a young man, J Pierpont Morgan, whose father is in the store discussing some business...