EDUCATORS ’ PERSPECTIVE

Brian Grinder

Statue of J . C . Penney in Kemmerer , Wyoming .

3 . Since Old School or Primitive Baptists refused to pay their ministers , Penney ’ s father was forced to engage in farming as a means of making a living .

4 . Curry cites the following reasons for the move to NYC : “ Among the many advantages of being near vendors and in the market daily were special bargains , discounts and more fashionable merchandise .” Furthermore , the move east would help the company “ become more credible in financial circles .”

Sources

Curry , Mary E . Creating an American Institution : The Merchandising Genius of J . C . Penney . Garland Publishing . 1993 .

Gates , Bill . How to Avoid a Climate Disaster : The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs

We Need ( First edition ). Alfred A . Knopf . 2021 .

Julian , Judy . Kemmerer . Arcadia Publishing . 2009 .

Kruger , David D . J . C . Penney : The Man , the Store , and American Agriculture . University of Oklahoma Press . 2017 .

Kruger , David D . An Unlikely Titan of Commerce : J . C . Penney . [ Video recording ]. Flagler Museum . March 19 , 2024 . https :// www . youtube . com / watch ? v = hS6 _ 7PUrp7E

Penney , J . C . Fifty Years with the Golden Rule . Harper and Brothers . 1950 .

Wright , Dorothy , Julian , Judy and Bertot , Martha . Kemmerer , Wyoming : Digging for Western History . Pronghorn Press . 2007 .

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