Roy H. Park was a Forbes 400 entrepreneur who grew up on a small North Carolina farm, put himself through college during the Great Depression and went through four careers to build a multimedia empire. His Park Communications, Inc. radio, TV and newspaper media and outdoor billboards in 23 states reached 25 percent of the American public before his death in 1993.

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Sons in the Shadow explores the dynamics of family relationships in businesses both large and small which little has been written. It examines father son relationships and what it’s like to be the son of a self-made entrepreneur working in a family business enterprise.