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Julius Rosenwald [[electronic resource] ] : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South / / Peter M. Ascoli



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Autore: Ascoli Peter Max <1942-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Julius Rosenwald [[electronic resource] ] : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South / / Peter M. Ascoli Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (472 p.)
Disciplina: 361.7/4092
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Soggetto topico: Businesspeople - United States
Jewish businesspeople - United States
Philanthropists - United States
African Americans - Education - Southern States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Youth and first business ventures, 1862-1895 -- Early Sears years, 1895-1908 -- Blacks, politics, and philanthropy, 1908-1912 -- Black schools, political attacks, and the profit sharing plan, 1912-1916 -- World War I, 1916-1918 -- The rescue of Sears and the consolidation of philanthropic endeavors, 1919-1924 -- New philanthropic ventures, 1924-1928 -- The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Hoover, and the Depression, 1928-1930 -- Final year and postmortem, 1931-1949 -- Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: ""This is the first serious biography of the exuberant man who transformed the Sears, Roebuck company into the country's most important retailer. He was also one of the early 20th century's notable philanthropists.... The richness of primary evidence continually delights."" -- Judith Sealander, author of Private Wealth and Public Life""[No] mere philanthropist [but a] subtle, stinging critic of our racial democracy."" -- W. E. B. DuBois on Julius RosenwaldIn this richly revealing biograph
Titolo autorizzato: Julius Rosenwald  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-253-11204-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457740503321
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