| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 453 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Series |
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies |
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of a forgotten 20th-century philanthropist |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed June 30, 2010) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932
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| SUBJECT |
Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932 fast |
| Subject |
Sears, Roebuck and Company -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Sears, Roebuck and Company fast |
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Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
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Jewish businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
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Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
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African Americans -- Education -- Southern States
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
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African Americans -- Education
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Businesspeople
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Jewish businesspeople
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Philanthropists
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Southern States
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780253112040 |
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0253112044 |
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