G681 Book Review of The Greatest Prospector in the Worldby Ken Dunn
Name of Book: The Greatest Prospector in the World; a Historically accurate parable on creating success in sales, business and life Author: Ken Dunn ISBN: 9781629030753 Publisher: Next Century Publishing Type of book: USA, 1910-1930s? business, women, Chicago, Alaska, prospecting, being raised by someone, loss, gains, parables, entrepreneur Year it was published: 2016 Summary: Laura Dunagan, was born in the gold prospecting days of rustic Alaska in the early 1900's. When Laura was 16 years old, her father was trapped under a mud slide while prospecting in a nearby river and died. Laura was forced to move to Chicago in the care of her rich Uncle Joe. Laura hated Uncle Joe because he forced her to leave the river, but also because he had left the family prospecting business to move to Chicago years before she was born. Laura discovers that Uncle Joe made his fortune selling insurance and was the owner of the largest insurance company in Illinois. While wondering...