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Merchant Princes
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Merchant Princes

An Intimate History of Jewish Families Who Built Great Department Stores

by Leon A. Harris

Recommended by Malcolm Gladwell

Recommended by Malcolm Gladwell

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, History, and Nonfiction.

International in scope, this series of nonfiction trade paperbacks offers books that explore the lives, customs and thoughts of peoples and cultures around the world. This text presents a history of Jewish families who built great department stores....

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, History, and Nonfiction.

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Malcolm Gladwell

About the great Jewish retail families of America.

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