Project Gutenberg 2011-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 556 Whitehead, Harold 1880 Goss, John 1886 1963 Dawson Black: Retail Merchant Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dawson Black: Retail Merchant" by Harold Whitehead is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Dawson Black, a young man who unexpectedly inherits a sum of money and a farm, prompting him to leave his job and buy a hardware store. The narrative explores the challenges and complexities of running a business while integrating the human element into the often impersonal world of retail. At the start of the narrative, Dawson learns about his inheritance, and in excitement, decides to purchase Jim Simpson's hardware store. Despite his enthusiasm, he soon discovers that the transition to business ownership is far more tumultuous than he anticipated. With little experience, Dawson faces numerous setbacks, including disputes with employees and concerns about finances. Through his journey, he not only grapples with the practicalities of retail but also learns valuable lessons about responsibility and the importance of relationships in business. The opening chapters set the stage for his development and the realities of entrepreneurship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Business -- Fiction Retail trade -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 626620 2025-08-14T16:18:22.911081 text/html 637498 2011-06-02T12:21:14 text/html 712249 2025-08-14T16:18:35.988018 application/epub+zip 717542 2025-08-14T16:18:27.498027 application/epub+zip 305943 2025-08-14T16:18:25.470059 application/epub+zip 891254 2025-08-14T16:18:42.254976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828717 2025-08-14T16:18:34.402988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481697 2022-09-16T14:40:52.974338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555804 2025-08-14T16:18:21.112048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 555322 2011-06-02T12:21:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 555324 2011-06-02T12:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 555362 2011-06-02T12:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21971 2025-08-14T16:18:42.415950 application/rdf+xml 13167 2025-08-14T16:18:26.006025 image/jpeg 3174 2025-08-14T16:18:25.742041 image/jpeg 205766 2011-06-03T11:46:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 205763 2011-06-03T11:46:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 615059 2011-06-03T11:46:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 205664 2011-06-03T11:46:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 695767 2025-08-14T16:18:22.973060 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog