The Outsider

Albert M. Greenfield and the Fall of the Protestant Establishment

Dan Rottenberg (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2018
Temple University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-4399-0842-6 (ISBN)

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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 (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.

Dan Rottenberg is the author of ten books, including The Man Who Made Wall Street: Anthony J. Drexel and the Rise of Modern Finance, and the founding editor of the Broad Street Review, an arts and culture website.

Preface: The Jews, the Wasps, and the New American Dream

Author's Disclosure

Prologue: Merion Station, December 1930

PART I: Beginnings

1. The Wealth in Your Head

2. The New World

PART II: Power

3. Broker

4. Developer

5. Banker

PART III: Downfall

6. The Great Crash

7. The Protestant Establishment

8. The Reckoning

PART IV: Comeback

9. Merchant Prince

10. New Deal Democrat

11. Reluctant Zionist

12. Godfather

PART V: Legacy

13. Civic Savior

14. Lion in Winter

15. House of Cards

Epilogue: Merion Station, December 1930

Acknowledgments

Principal Characters

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	16.03.2018
Zusatzinfo	12 halftones
Verlagsort	Philadelphia PA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-4399-0842-7 / 1439908427
ISBN-13	978-1-4399-0842-6 / 9781439908426
Zustand	Neuware