Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; preface; acknowledgments; 1. Youth and First Business Ventures, 1862-1895; 2. Early Sears Years, 1895-1908; 3. Blacks, Politics, and Philanthropy, 1908-1912; 4. Black Schools, Political Attacks, and the Pro¤t Sharing Plan,1912-1916; 5. World War I, 1916-1918; 6. The Rescue of Sears and the Consolidation of PhilanthropicEndeavors, 1919-1924; 7. New Philanthropic Ventures, 1924-1928; 8. The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Hoover, and the Depression,1928-1930; 9. Final Year and Postmortem, 1931-1948; Conclusion; notes; bibliogr aphy; index.