{"product_id":"bromoseltzer-king-9781476674827","title":"BromoSeltzer King","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1—Arriving in Baltimore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2—Inventing ­Bromo-Seltzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3—Leading the Naval Reserves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4—Breaking In\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5—Separation Strains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6—Problems with the Nostrum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7—Arcadia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8—Coping with Marital Strife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9—Politics, Buildings and Jim Crow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10—Vanderbilts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11—Fresh Starts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12—Building, Divorcing and Marrying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13—New Projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14—Those Marrying and Unmarrying Emersons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15—Changes Come to Bromo-Seltzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040445563223,"sku":"9781476674827","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476674827.jpg?v=1750946775","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bromoseltzer-king-9781476674827","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}