Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist

by Linda B. Forgosh

Louis Bamberger (1855-1944) was the epitome of the merchant prince as public benefactor. Born in Baltimore, this son of German immigrants built his business--the great, glamorous L. Bamberger & Co. department store in Newark, N.J.--into the sixth-largest department store in the country. A multimillionaire by middle age, he joined the elite circle of German Jews who owned Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Filene's. Despite his vast wealth and local prominence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611689813
• ISBN13: 9781611689815
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"