Mr. Ballpoint (Prize-Winning Literary Fiction)

In 1945, Milton Reynolds introduced the ballpoint to the United States and triggered the biggest single-day shopping riot in history at Gimbels in Manhattan. The Reynolds International Pen Company made $5 million in eight weeks during the first non-wartime Christmas season. Thereafter, increasing competition from established companies such as Eversharp triggered several years of the "Pen Wars." An exuberant entrepreneur who had already made and lost several fortunes, Reynolds bragged that he "stole it fair and square." This novel is told from his mild-mannered son Jim's point of view, about coping with Milton's outrageous schemes, then their sudden success.

Author: Gerald Everett Jones

Publisher: Lapuerta Books And Media

Publication Date: Nov 02, 2015

Number of Pages: 280 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0996543821

ISBN-13: 9780996543828