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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942-

Series:

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies Julius Rosenwald

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

Businesspeople.

Jewish businesspeople--United States--Biography.

Jewish businesspeople.

Philanthropists--United States--Biography.

Philanthropists.

African Americans--Education--Southern States.

African Americans.

Sears, Roebuck and Company--History.

Sears, Roebuck and Company.

Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932.

Rosenwald, Julius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""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

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-11204-4

OCLC:

476030889