Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South

by Peter M. Ascoli

Book Overview

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"