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The patron : a life of Salman Schocken, 1877-1959 / Anthony David.
Lippincott Library HC282.5.S39 D38 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- David, Anthony, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schocken, Salman, 1877-1959.
- Schocken, Salman.
- Jewish businesspeople--Germany--Biography.
- Jewish businesspeople.
- Publishers and publishing--Germany--Biography.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Literary patrons.
- Germany.
- Literary patrons--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 451 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Metropolitan Books, 2003.
- Summary:
- The rags-to-riches story of one of Europe's great entrepreneurs and a founding father of modern Jewish secular culture. "The Patron" is the first biography of Salman Schocken, founder of a large department store chain and Jewish philanthropic titan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-435) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0805066306
- OCLC:
- 51655442
- Online:
- Publisher description
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