Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South
(Part of the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies Series)
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In this richly revealing biography of a major, but little-known, American businessman and philanthropist, Peter M. Ascoli brings to life a portrait of Julius Rosenwald, the man and his work. The son of first-generation German Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald, known to his friends as "JR," apprenticed for his uncles, who were major clothing manufacturers in New York City. It would be as a men's clothing salesperson that JR would make his fateful...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0253347416
ISBN13:9780253347411
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:453 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.8" x 9.4"
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