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BL
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949349
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b703719
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| Main Entry
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Ascoli, Peter Max,1942-
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| Title & Author
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Julius Rosenwald : : the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South /\ Peter M. Ascoli.
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| Publication Statement
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Bloomington :: Indiana University Press,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xiv, 453 pages) :: illustrations, portraits.
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| ISBN
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0253112044
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: 9780253112040
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0253347416
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9780253347411
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| Notes
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Title from PDF title page (viewed June 30, 2010).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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Chronicles the life and accomplishments of a forgotten 20th-century philanthropist.
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Rosenwald, Julius,1862-1932.
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Rosenwald, Julius,1862-1932.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company-- History.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company.
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African Americans-- Education-- Southern States.
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Businesspeople-- United States, Biography.
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Jewish businesspeople-- United States, Biography.
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Philanthropists-- United States, Biography.
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African Americans-- Education.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Social Scientists Psychologists.
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Businesspeople.
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Jewish businesspeople.
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Philanthropists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Philanthropy Charity.
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Southern States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.7/4092B
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| LC Classification
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HC102.5.R58A83 2006eb
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