Milton S Hershey (Annotated Bibliography Sample)

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Milton S Hershey
An annotated Bibliography
Allen, Lawrence N. Chocolate Fortunes Chapter 4: Hershey–Back to Basics. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 2010.
Allen gives a short description of Hershey’s life through his book, “Chocolate Fortunes Chapter 4”. He describes Hershey as an industrialist who had a lot of success in business though he never had any well-established business policies. The book describes Hershey’s early attempts in business, his failures and successes. For example, his first company, M.S. Hershey, failed after six years of its operation. This did not deter him from pursuing his dreams, and though he faced several challenges and failed many times, he still succeeded. He made a final but successful attempt by starting the Hershey Chocolate Company, which had a rapid growth until it became a very successful business venture.
Betty, Burford and Chantland Loren. Chocolate by Hershey : a story about Milton S. Hershey. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 1994.
This book gives an elaborated history of Hershey’s early life, focusing on his childhood, early business ventures, and his motivation. The authors assert that right from his childhood, Hershey believed in hard work, and had learn the skill of saving the little money that he had for future use. He had many life challenges, being born in a not well to do family, he had to struggle to realize his goals. He did not do well as a student but still had dreams that he would do well in business. Although his father did not support him much, he had the help of his mother and aunt. He eventually received $150 from his aunt and moved to Philadelphia to venture in business.
C Max, Lang. The impossible dream : the founding of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University. Bloomington, IN : AuthorHouse, 2010.
‘The impossible dream’ succinctly describes Hershey’s life in business, his achievements and the people who were behind him in his major investments. The book mainly describes the Milton Hershey Medical Centre project. It examines the challenges it faced, and how the whole team struggled through until the plan came into fruition. The book also describes Mr. Hershey’s personality as very strict but reasonable. He was very generous but never hesitated to fire lazy employees.
James, Buckley. Who Was Milton Hershey? Penguin Young Readers Group, 2013.
The book describes Milton’s life as that which was characterized with several innovations and inventions. Milton is portrayed as a dreamer and a hardworking person. When he ventured into business, he quickly learnt the skills required for chocolate production and eventually came up with the best recipe for mass production of chocolate that had long shelf life. The book also mentions some of his charity contributions such as building a school for the orphans. His other achievement includes building a whole town where his employees worked.
Jennifer, Blizin, Gillis. Milton Hershey: The Founder of Hershey's Chocolate. Heinemann Library, 2005.
The book maintains that Milton was not the founder of Chocolate, but he was one of the key players in the chocolate industry. He founded a company that made chocolate candy very popular. The book acknowledges some of Hershey’s achievements, as it mentions his charity work in building a school for orphans. It also mentions his building of a town and a park for his employees.

Joanne, Mattern. Milton Hershey : Hershey's chocolate creator. Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub. Co., 2011.
The book describes Milton Hershey as the founder of Hershey’s Chocolate, his generosity especially at the times of the Great Depression, and mentions his untiring efforts to curb business challenges he faced. Moreover, the book mentions Hershey’s early life in his father’s farm. He did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to see his dreams come true. Hershey built a school for the less privileged, a town for his employees and made several charity donations.
Lawrence, Berger-Knorr. The relations of Milton Snavely Hershey. New Kingstown, PA : Published by Sunbury Press, 2005.
This book is one of the unique collections about Milton Hershey, as it only deals with his family relations. The book mentions that Hershey himself never had children, and gives an account of other members of the Hershey family. There is no information about the achievements of Hershey but only his family relations. It is therefore relevant for those who are interested in tracing the family relations of this great achiever.
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