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Julius Rosenwald : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South

Title
Julius Rosenwald : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South / Peter M. Ascoli.
Author
Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942-
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.

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xiv, 453 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-444) 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.
Call Number
JFE 06-8283
ISBN
0253347416 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005030411
  • 9780253347411
OCLC
62133737
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.
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.
Series
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-444) and index.
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9780253347411
Research Call Number
JFE 06-8283
Sc E 07-40
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