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Author Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942-

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

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 453 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
Series Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Note Title from PDF title page (viewed June 30, 2010).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary Chronicles the life and accomplishments of a forgotten 20th-century philanthropist.
Subject Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932.
Sears, Roebuck and Company -- History.
Sears, Roebuck and Company.
Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932. (OCoLC)fst00136565
Sears, Roebuck and Company. (OCoLC)fst00538481
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Jewish businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Education -- Southern States.
Businesspeople -- United States.
Jewish businesspeople -- United States.
Philanthropists -- United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
African Americans -- Education. (OCoLC)fst00799600
Businesspeople. (OCoLC)fst00842980
Jewish businesspeople. (OCoLC)fst00982678
Philanthropists. (OCoLC)fst01060593
Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942- Julius Rosenwald. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2006 0253347416 (DLC) 2005030411 (OCoLC)62133737
ISBN 9780253112040 (ebook)
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