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Julius Rosenwald : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South
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Julius Rosenwald : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South

Author: Peter Max Ascoli
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2006.
Series: Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A biography of an American businessman and philanthropist, this book offers a portrait of Julius Rosenwald. It provides an account of Rosenwald's rise in American business, but also portrays a man  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Julius Rosenwald; Julius Rosenwald
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Max Ascoli
ISBN: 0253347416 9780253347411
OCLC Number: 62133737
Description: xiv, 453 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 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.
Series Title: Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Responsibility: Peter M. Ascoli.
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