Ray & Joan [text (large print)] : the man who made the McDonald's fortune and the woman who gave it all away / Lisa Napoli.

Title:

ISBN:

9781410496706

Personal Author:

Napoli, Lisa, 1963-

Publication Information:

Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, 2017.

Physical Description:

591 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

General Note:

Originally published: Waterville : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, 2016.

Summary:

This fall, the movie The Founder will focus the spotlight on Ray Kroc, who amassed a fortune as the chairman of McDonalds. But what about his wife, Joan, who became famous for giving that fortune away? In Ray & Joan, Lisa Napoli tells the fascinating story behind the historic couple -- a quintessentially American tale of corporate intrigue and private passion.

Personal Subject:

Kroc, Joan B.

Kroc, Ray, 1902-1984.

Corporate Subject:

McDonald's Corporation -- Biography

Geographic Term:

San Diego (Calif.) -- Biography.

Subject Term:

Women philanthropists--United States -- Biography

Women--California--San Diego -- Biography

Businesspeople--United States -- Biography

Restaurateurs--United States -- Biography.