We Were Merchants : The Sternberg Family and the Story of Goudchaux's and Maison Blanche Department Stores /

"While most former patrons have a favorite story to tell about Goudchaux?s/Maison Blanche, not many know the personal tale behind this beloved institution. In We Were Merchants, Hans Sternberg provides a captivating account of how his parents, Erich and Lea, fled from Nazi Germany to the United...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sternberg, Hans J., 1935-
Otros Autores: Shelledy, James E., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sternberg, Hans J., > 1935-
Goudchaux/Maison Blanche (Firm)
Goudchaux/Maison Blanche (Firm) > History.
Merchants.
Department stores.
TRAVEL > Shopping.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Marketing > Direct.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Retailing.
Grands magasins > Louisiane > Histoire.
Commerçants > Louisiane > Biographies.
Merchants > Louisiana > Biography.
Department stores > Louisiana > History.
Louisiana.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
History.
Biography
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"While most former patrons have a favorite story to tell about Goudchaux?s/Maison Blanche, not many know the personal tale behind this beloved institution. In We Were Merchants, Hans Sternberg provides a captivating account of how his parents, Erich and Lea, fled from Nazi Germany to the United States, embraced their new home, and together with their children built Goudchaux?s into a Baton Rouge legend that eventually became Goudchaux?s/Maison Blanche?an independent retail force during the golden era of the department store and, by 1989, the largest family-owned department store in America"--Page 2 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780807142233

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