Download or read book John Wanamaker written by Herbert Ershkowitz and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Wanamaker played a major role in the development of American retailing and consumerism. Opening a small men's store in Philadelphia in 1861, by the turn of the century he had major department stores in his home town as well as New York, and was one of the country's largest merchants.Wanamaker's world-view had as much of an impact on American culture as his business enterprises. In the early twentieth century the downtown department store was an important attraction for a city, similar in function to a symphony orchestra or major league sports team of today. Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia acted as an anchor for the city center. Like a magnet, the store held the urban population together by providing entertainment and a setting for civic ceremonies and pageants.Wanamaker's influence extended beyond the stores themselves. He provided employment for 8,000 people in Philadelphia and 7,000 in New York, offering jobs to blacks and women when they were still excluded from many businesses. He supported a 3,000 member church which ran a school, savings bank, library and employment service.John Wanamaker was a sharp businessman, and some of his methods have been criticized, but the state of America's inner cities of his era compared to today speaks for itself. Professor Herbert Ershkowitz of Temple University has drawn upon local archives to chronicle a unique chapter in the history of American culture.
Download or read book Wanamaker s Temple written by Nicole C. Kirk and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a pioneering merchant blended religion and business to create a unique American shopping experience On Christmas Eve, 1911, John Wanamaker stood in the middle of his elaborately decorated department store building in Philadelphia as shoppers milled around him picking up last minute Christmas presents. On that night, as for years to come, the store was filled with the sound of Christmas carols sung by thousands of shoppers, accompanied by the store’s Great Organ. Wanamaker recalled that moment in his diary, “I said to myself that I was in a temple,” a sentiment quite possibly shared by the thousands who thronged the store that night. Remembered for his store’s extravagant holiday decorations and displays, Wanamaker built one of the largest retailing businesses in the world and helped to define the American retail shopping experience. From the freedom to browse without purchase and the institution of one price for all customers to generous return policies, he helped to implement retailing conventions that continue to define American retail to this day. Wanamaker was also a leading Christian leader, participating in the major Protestant moral reform movements from his youth until his death in 1922. But most notably, he found ways to bring his religious commitments into the life of his store. He focused on the religious and moral development of his employees, developing training programs and summer camps to build their character, while among his clientele he sought to cultivate a Christian morality through decorum and taste. Wanamaker’s Temple examines how and why Wanamaker blended business and religion in his Philadelphia store, offering a historical exploration of the relationships between religion, commerce, and urban life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and illuminating how they merged in unexpected and public ways. Wanamaker's marriage of religion and retail had a pivotal role in the way American Protestantism was expressed and shaped in American life, and opened a new door for the intertwining of personal values with public commerce.
Download or read book John Wanamaker written by William Allen Zulker and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book John Wanamaker written by Herbert Adams Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maxims of Life and Business written by John Wanamaker and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Philadelphia Mansions Stories and Characters behind the Walls written by Thom Nickels and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Thom Nickels presents the city's most iconic homes and the stories behind them. Philadelphia's grand mansions and architectural treasures reflect its iconic status in American history, for each Greek Revival home and Corinthian column tells a compelling story of the people behind it. Historic Strawberry Mansion in North Philadelphia was home to Judge William Lewis, a Patriot who defended colonists accused of treason and was Aaron Burr's defense lawyer. Socialite, millionaire and world-renowned art collector Henry McIlhenny made his home at Rittenhouse Square and left his art collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Famed architect Addison Mizner's Spanish Colonial Revival house La Ronda brought the stark contrast of South Florida to Philadelphia.
Download or read book John Wanamaker written by Joseph Herbert Appel and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maxims of Life and Business from the Various Writings of John Wanamaker written by John Wanamaker and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Golden Book of the Wanamaker Stores written by John Wanamaker (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Golden Book of the Wanamaker Stores written by Joseph Herbert Appel and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Companion to American Religious History written by Benjamin E. Park and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of original essays exploring the history of the various American religious traditions and the meaning of their many expressions The Blackwell Companion to American Religious History explores the key events, significant themes, and important movements in various religious traditions throughout the nation’s history from pre-colonization to the present day. Original essays written by leading scholars and new voices in the field discuss how religion in America has transformed over the years, explore its many expressions and meanings, and consider religion’s central role in American life. Emphasizing the integration of religion into broader cultural and historical themes, this wide-ranging volume explores the operation of religion in eras of historical change, the diversity of religious experiences, and religion’s intersections with American cultural, political, social, racial, gender, and intellectual history. Each chronologically-organized chapter focuses on a specific period or event, such as the interactions between Moravian and Indigenous communities, the origins of African-American religious institutions, Mormon settlement in Utah, social reform movements during the twentieth century, the growth of ethnic religious communities, and the rise of the Religious Right. An innovative historical genealogy of American religious traditions, the Companion: Highlights broader historical themes using clear and compelling narrative Helps teachers expose their students to the significance and variety of America’s religious past Explains new and revisionist interpretations of American religious history Surveys current and emerging historiographical trends Traces historical themes to contemporary issues surrounding civil rights and social justice movements, modern capitalism, and debates over religious liberties Making the lessons of American religious history relevant to a broad range of readers, The Blackwell Companion to American Religious History is the perfect book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in American history courses, and a valuable resource for graduate students and scholars wanting to keep pace with current historiographical trends and recent developments in the field.
Download or read book The Wanamaker Diary written by Anonymous and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wanamaker Diary was originally published for the John Wanamaker stores. It wasn't just a diary, but a miniature catalog and social guidebook -- complete with guides to local theatres, postal rates, holidays, and much more!
Download or read book The Rise of Advertising in the United States written by Edd Applegate and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-08-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique work of scholarship, Edd Applegate surveys the key figures and events that transformed the American business landscape from its colonial beginnings to that Mad Men moment when advertising “went professional.” In The Rise of Advertising in the United States: A History of Innovation to 1960, Applegate traces how the explosion of newspapers in the American colonies laid the groundwork for the first advertising agents, leading to America’s first class of professional marketers. This entrepreneurial class of new white-collar professionals thrived on innovation in the quest for more publicity, larger clients, and greater sales. Some of the thought-leaders in what remained a novel, ever-changing form of communication included P. T. Barnum, master of the advertising “gimmick” Lydia Pinkham, queen of the patent medicine cure John Wanamaker, progenitor of modern retail advertising Albert Lasker, the formulator of “reason why” advertising Stanley Resor, the consummate market researcher Elliott White Springs, the groundbreaking purveyor of the sexual innuendo Applegate records the achievements of these individuals and others up until 1960, when advertising underwent a remarkable change, becoming a post-war subject of study and scholarship in America’s colleges and universities. Written for those interested in learning about a select group of movers and shakers in this key area of American business, The Rise of Advertising in the United States should appeal to anyone interested in American business history.
Download or read book Safeguards and Aids to the Health and Well being of Employees written by John Wanamaker (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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