Captain Isaac "Ike" Emerson, riding high on the international success of his patent, Bromo-Seltzer, lived a storied life of opulence. This first biography of the "Bromo-Seltzer King" traces his path from North Carolina farm boy to Baltimore-based multimillionaire with a penchant for lavish entertaining.
Emerson is presented as an entrepreneur, patriot, civic leader, sportsman, and philanthropist. He was a phenom in his era, and this book, drawing from archival records, newspapers of the day, and interviews with descendants, details the ups and downs of his complex and indulgent life.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
30 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7482-7 (9781476674827)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Bob Luke is the author of six books about baseball and race in America. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments?vii
Preface?1
Introduction?3
1-Arriving in Baltimore?7
2-Inventing -Bromo-Seltzer?16
3-Leading the Naval Reserves?26
4-Breaking In?40
5-Separation Strains?47
6-Problems with the Nostrum?60
7-Arcadia?69
8-Coping with Marital Strife?78
9-Politics, Buildings and Jim Crow?93
10-Vanderbilts?101
11-Fresh Starts?115
12-Building, Divorcing and Marrying?124
13-New Projects?137
14-Those Marrying and Unmarrying Emersons?148
15-Changes Come to Bromo-Seltzer?158
Epilogue?167
Chapter Notes?169
Bibliography?189
Index?193
