Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

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Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son is a popular early 20th-century epistolary business and life-advice book presenting fictional letters from a Chicago meat-packing magnate to his son, offering practical wisdom on work, character, and success.

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Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son canonical 3

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instanceOf book ⓘ
business advice book ⓘ
epistolary novel ⓘ
adaptationStatus reprinted in multiple editions ⓘ
author George Horace Lorimer ⓘ
circulation widely read in early 20th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalStatus classic of early American business literature ⓘ
educationalUse used as a source of business maxims ⓘ
firstPublisher The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ
genre business literature ⓘ
didactic fiction ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
historicalContext early 20th-century American capitalism ⓘ
influencedBy Gilded Age business culture ⓘ
intendedAudience young men entering business ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm epistolary ⓘ
mainCharacter John Graham ⓘ
mainCharacterRole Chicago meat-packing magnate ⓘ
narrativeForm letters ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
notableFeature blend of humor and moral instruction ⓘ
portrayal of Chicago meat-packing industry ⓘ
originalPublicationDate early 1900s ⓘ
originalPublicationForm newspaper serial ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
publisherType magazine-originated book ⓘ
settingLocation Chicago ⓘ
structure series of fictional letters ⓘ
subjectMatter business conduct ⓘ
career advice ⓘ
personal character ⓘ
targetValues discipline ⓘ
honesty in business ⓘ
personal responsibility ⓘ
theme character building ⓘ
father–son relationship ⓘ
practical wisdom ⓘ
success in business ⓘ
work ethic ⓘ
tone didactic ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ

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George Horace Lorimer → notableWork → Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son ⓘ
George Horace Lorimer → hasPublication → Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son ⓘ
Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son → continuationOf → Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son ⓘ