J.C. Penney
Subtitle: the man, the store, and American agriculture
By: David Delbert Kruger
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780806157160
Subjects: Merchants; J.C. Penney Co; Businessmen; Agriculture; Biography; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-355) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : J.C. Penney and rural America; title: Becoming J.C. Penney : From country boy to department store magnate; title: The country road through New York City : A personal reunion with American agriculture; title: Emmadine farm, foremost guernseys, and the golden rule purpose; title: Penney farms, Florida : Magnum opus in agricultural philanthropy; title: "God will take care of you" : James Cash Penney in the great depression; title: Agricultural homecoming : Penney's home place farm in Missouri; title: Home place angus : Penney, a cowboy, and the rise of a cattle breed; title: A tale of two meserveys : Golden rule partnerships with a common farmer; title: Emmadine farm comes to Missouri : The pride and joy of Penney's herefords; title: The gift of the guernseys : Foremost farm and the University of Missouri; title: You can't take the country out of an old Penney; title: Angus encore and swan songs of an agricultural life; title: J.C. Penney after James Cash Penney; title: Living and dying by the golden rule : Lasting impressions.