Milton Hershey

By M.M. Eboch, Meryl Learnihan Henderson (illustrator),

Book cover of Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier

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Did you know that the man behind Hershey's chocolate used to work in an ice cream parlor? Or that he had to try over and over again to get his now-famous chocolate to taste as delicious as it does today? Milton Hershey's life wasn't always a bowl of chocolate Kisses.…

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1 author picked Milton Hershey as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This impressive biography of Mr. Milton Hershey shows the obstacles he had to overcome to build the famous Hershey’s empire. The book describes the stony path Mr. Hershey took to become America’s favorite chocolate producer. This book not only has tremendous educational value but also gives you a sense of what life was like around 1900.

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