The man who sold America : the amazing (but true!) story of Albert D. Lasker and the creation of the advertising century / Jeffrey L. Cruikshank and Arthur W. Schultz.

Author/creator Cruikshank, Jeffrey L.
Other author Schultz, Arthur W.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, ©2010.
Descriptionviii, 435 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The orator and the entrepreneur -- The Galveston hothouse -- Success in Chicago -- Salesmanship in print -- Growing up, breaking down -- The greatest copywriter -- Orange juice and raisin bread -- Fighting for Leo Frank -- Into the tomato business -- Saving baseball from itself -- Venturing into politics -- Electing a president -- The damnedest job in the world -- A family interlude -- A defeat and two victories -- Selling the unmentionable, and more -- Retrenching and reshaping -- Selling and unselling California -- The downward spiral -- Changing a life -- Finding peace -- The lasker legacy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2010003079
ISBN9781591393085 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1591393086 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HF5810.L3 C78 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold