Reading rank 409
From Little Acorns: The Story of Distillers Corporation Seagram's Limited
, subject: Short company history and autobiographical account of Seagram's origins, 1970
Sam Bronfman’s own history of Distillers Corporation-Seagram’s: the company’s story as he chose to record it.
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Scored evidence
About the book
Published with Seagram's 1970 annual report, this 71-page founder account tells the story of Distillers Corporation-Seagram's and uses the oak-tree image to connect the company's growth with Bronfman's family legacy.
Why read it
Best if You want Seagram’s history as Sam Bronfman himself wrote it, in booklet form rather than a full biography.
Key themes
- A company history in its author’s words
- A booklet, not a full-length biography
Evidence and original sources
Sources: official Founders episodes — #58, #116
This record is supported by 2 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- John Bogle: Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life — David names From Little Acorns and points listeners to the podcast he just made about the Sam Bronfman work on the private reviewer feed.
- Sam Bronfman (Seagram's and the Bronfman family dynasty) — Host reads from this Sam Bronfman-authored company history booklet and names it as the source for the upcoming part two episode.