Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

"Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son" by George Horace Lorimer unveils a series of epistolary life lessons exchanged between John Graham, a resourceful pork-packing magnate, and his son, Pierrepont, a student at Harvard. Through these letters, the father dispenses his homespun wisdom on navigating education, cultivating a strong work ethic, and building a commendable character, all drawn from his own ascent as a self-made individual. Graham blends practical business acumen with personal stories, illuminating the evolving dynamics between father and son as Pierrepont transitions towards adulthood, and urging him, above all else, to have common sense in business.