Sam Walton Research Paper

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Sam Walton was an American businessman founded the retail chain Wal-Mart. The first Wal-Mart Sam opened was in 1962. Wal-Mart grew to be the largest retail chain by 2010. Mr. Walton was born March 29, 1918. His place of birth was in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. His full name is Samuel Moore Walton. Sam had a younger brother named James. His mother was Nancy Lee and his father was Thomas Walton. His dad entered farm mortgaging which didn’t bring in quite enough money to support his family. Walton grew up during the Great Depression, and to help his family he took jobs and managed chores. Sam was raised in Missouri where he had moved at a young age. In high school Sam was very versatile, being a good student and athlete. His graduation was at David

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