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John Wanamaker : Philadelphia merchant / Herbert Ershkowitz.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HC102.5.W36 E77 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ershkowitz, Herbert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922.
- Wanamaker, John.
- John Wanamaker (Firm).
- Businesspeople--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Businesspeople.
- Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Merchants.
- History.
- Department stores.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Department stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- John Wanamaker (Firm)--History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Conshohocken, PA : Combined Pub., [1999]
- Summary:
- John Wanamaker played a major role in the development of American retailing and consumerism. Professor Herbert Ershkowitz of Temple University has drawn upon local archives to chronicle a unique chapter in the history of American culture.
- Notes:
- At head of title: Signpost Biography.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of William B. Bassett.
- ISBN:
- 1580970044
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