American Dreamers The Wallaces And Reader's Digest An Inside Story

The fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Reader's DigestÓ (RD) & its founders, & how corporate lawyers & Wall St. wrested control from the men the founders chose to preserve their bus. in the Wallace mode.Ó RD began in 1922 in N.Y. City. The founders, DeWitt & Lila Wallace, believed deeply in the American dream & saw their magazine as a way of spreading this belief to millions of their fellow citizens. They set the bus. up to be run like a family, built a plant in Pleasantville, NY, & lavished their fortune on their employees. But in the early 80s, when the Wallaces suddenly faltered, ambitious men began to scheme & maneuver for power. Here, Canning reveals the attempts of greedy men to scavenge what these entrepreneurs created. B&W photos.Canning, Peter is the author of 'American Dreamers The Wallaces And Reader's Digest An Inside Story', published 1996 under ISBN 9780756774479 and ISBN 0756774470.