Julius Rosenwald : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South / Peter M. Ascoli.

Author/creator Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesPhilanthropic and nonprofit studies
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies. ^A593181
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [441]-444) and index.
LCCN 2005030411
ISBN0253347416 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253347411 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253347411

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Joyner General Stacks HC102.5.R58 A83 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold