The Richest Man in Babylon: The World's Favorite Inspirational Guide to Managing Wealth - George Samuel Clason

George Samuel Clason was born in 1874 in Louisiana, Missouri. He attended the University of Nebraska and served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Clason started two companies, the Clason Publishing Company and the Clason Map Company of Denver Colorado which was the first company to publish a road atlas of the United States and Canada. He is best known for his inspirational writings about how to achieve financial success.