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J.C. Penney : the man, the store, and American agriculture
- Title
- J.C. Penney : the man, the store, and American agriculture / David Delbert Kruger.
- Author
- Kruger, David Delbert
- Publication
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 346 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- By tracing that spirit to its agrarian source, and following it through the twentieth century, J.C. Penney: The Man, the Store, and American Agriculture provides a new perspective on this American cultural institution--and on its founder's unique brand of American capitalism.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-335) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : J.C. Penney and rural America -- Becoming J.C. Penney : From country boy to department store magnate -- The country road through New York City : A personal reunion with American agriculture -- Emmadine farm, foremost guernseys, and the golden rule purpose -- Penney farms, Florida : Magnum opus in agricultural philanthropy -- "God will take care of you" : James Cash Penney in the great depression -- Agricultural homecoming : Penney's home place farm in Missouri -- Home place angus : Penney, a cowboy, and the rise of a cattle breed -- A tale of two meserveys : Golden rule partnerships with the common farmer -- Emmadine farm comes to Missouri : The pride and joy of Penney's herefords -- The gift of the guernseys : Foremost farm and the University of Missouri -- You can't take the country out of an old Penney -- Angus encore and swan songs of an agricultural life -- J.C. Penney after James Cash Penney -- Living and dying by the golden rule : Lasting impressions.
- Call Number
- HF5465.U6
- ISBN
- 9780806157160
- 080615716X
- LCCN
- 2016040703
- OCLC
- 962008181
- Author
- Kruger, David Delbert, author.
- Title
- J.C. Penney : the man, the store, and American agriculture / David Delbert Kruger.
- Publisher
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-335) and index.
- Research Call Number
- *R-SIBL HF5465.U6 .P454