The Outsider : Albert M. Greenfield and the Fall of the Protestant Establishment.

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"Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967), an ambitious immigrant outsider, was courted for his business acumen by mayors, senators, governors, and presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. As this feisty Russian Jew built a business empire that encompassed real estate, stores (includi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rottenberg, Dan M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Greenfield, Albert M., > 1887-1967.
Jews > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Jewish capitalists and financiers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Capitalists and financiers > United States > Biography.
Juifs > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Biographies.
Capitalistes et financiers juifs > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Capitalists and financiers.
Jewish capitalists and financiers.
Jews.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Biography.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
United States.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967), an ambitious immigrant outsider, was courted for his business acumen by mayors, senators, governors, and presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. As this feisty Russian Jew built a business empire that encompassed real estate, stores (including Bonwit Teller and Tiffany's), hotels (including the Ben Franklin and the Bellevue-Stratford), banks, newspapers, transportation companies, and even the Loft Candy Corporation, he challenged the entrenched business elite. Greenfield was also instrumental in bringing both major political conventions to Philadelphia in 1948. In The Outsider, veteran journalist and best-selling author Dan Rottenberg deftly chronicles the astonishing rises, falls, and countless reinventions of this savvy businessman. Greenfield's power allowed him to cross social, religious, and ethnic boundaries with impunity. He alarmed Philadelphia's conservative business and social leaders-Christians and Jews alike-some of whom plotted his downfall. In this engaging account of Greenfield's fascinating life, Rottenberg demonstrates the extent to which one uniquely brilliant and energetic man pushed the boundaries of society's limitations on individual potential. The Outsider provides a microcosmic look at three twentieth-century upheavals: the rise of Jews as a crucial American business force, the decline of America's Protestant establishment, and the transformation of American cities"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (382 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346) and index.
ISBN:9781439908433
1439908435
1439908419
9781439908419

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