Louis Bamberger
Subtitle: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781611689815
Subjects: Jews, united states, biography; Businesspeople, biography; New jersey, biography; Philanthropists; Department stores; Newark (n.j.); New jersey, history
Description: Louis Bamberger was the epitome of the merchant prince as public benefactor. Born in Baltimore, this son of German immigrans built his business-- the great, glamorous L. Bamberger & Co. department store in Newark, N.J. into the sixth-largest department store in the country.