Mr. Ballpoint

In 1945, Milton Reynolds introduced the ballpoint to the United States and triggered the biggest single-day shopping riot in history at Gimbels in Manhattan. The Reynolds International Pen Company made $5 million in eight weeks during the first non-wartime Christmas season. Thereafter, increasing competition from established companies such as Eversharp triggered several years of the &quote;Pen Wars.&quote; An exuberant entrepreneur who had already made and lost several fortunes, Reynolds bragged that he &quote;stole it fair and square.&quote; This novel is told from Jim's, his mild-mannered son's, point of view about coping with Milton's outrageous schemes then their sudden success.