A biography of Samuel M. Walton, whose ingenuity and persistence contributed to his becoming one of the wealthiest men in America.

Includes index.

1. Learning to value a dollar -- 2. Starting on a dime -- 3. Bouncing back -- 4. Swimming upstream -- 5. Raising a family -- 6. Recruiting the team -- 7. Taking the company public -- 8. Rolling out the formula -- 9. Building the partnership -- 10. Stepping back -- 11. Creating a culture -- 12. Making the customer number one -- 13. Meeting the competition -- 14. Expanding the circles -- 15. Thinking small -- 16. Giving something back -- 17. Running a successful company : ten rules that worked for me -- 18. Wanting to leave a legacy.