Julius Rosenwald
Subtitle: the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South
By: Peter M. Ascoli.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
Subjects: Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932; Sears, Roebuck and Company -- History; Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography; Jewish businesspeople -- United States -- Biography; Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography; African Americans -- Education -- Southern states
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Youth and first business ventures, 1862-1895; title: Early Sears years, 1895-1908; title: Blacks, politics, and philanthropy, 1908-1912; title: Black schools, political attacks, and the profit sharing plan, 1912-1916; title: World War I, 1916-1918; title: The rescue of Sears and the consolidation of philanthropic endeavors, 1919-1924; title: New philanthropic ventures, 1924-1928; title: The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Hoover, and the Depression, 1928-1930; title: Final year and postmortem, 1931-1949; title: Conclusion.