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Jordan Marsh : New England's largest store / Anthony M. Sammarco.
Lippincott Library HF5465.U64 J67 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jordan, Marsh and Company--History.
- Jordan, Marsh and Company.
- Jordan Marsh Company--History.
- Jordan Marsh Company.
- Department stores--New England--History.
- Department stores.
- Department stores--Massachusetts--Boston--History.
- History.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- New England.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Jordan Marsh opened its first store in 1851 ... By the 1970s, it had become a regional New England icon and the largest department store chain in the nation. Author and historian Anthony Sammarco reveals the fascinating history of Boston's beloved Jordan Marsh"--back cover.
- Contents:
- 1 Eben Dyer Jordan and Benjamin Lloyd Marsh: Co-founders of Jordan Marsh Company 23
- 2 Victorian Boston in the Age of Jordan Marsh 28
- 3 Department Store Extravaganza 46
- 4 Friendly Competitors in Boston 61
- 5 Expansion Downtown to the Suburbs 81
- 6 The Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade 94
- 7 The Enchanted Village of Saint Nicholas 102
- 8 Fellow Workers 123
- 9 Exhibits, Clubs and Marketing Efforts: The Store with You in Mind 156
- 10 A Few Favorite Recipes from the Jordan Marsh Bakery 163
- 11 The Takeover by Macy's 182.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-187).
- ISBN:
- 9781467137904
- 1467137901
- OCLC:
- 995332636
- Publisher Number:
- 99975372992
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