{"product_id":"the-outsider-9781439908419","title":"The Outsider","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert M. Greenfield (1887-1967), an ambitious immigrant outsider, was courted for his business acumen by mayors, senators, governors, and presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. As this feisty Russian Jew built a business empire that encompassed real estate, stores (including Bonwit Teller and Tiffany's), hotels (including the Ben Franklin and the Bellevue-Stratford), banks, newspapers, transportation companies, and even the Loft Candy Corporation, he challenged the entrenched business elite. Greenfield was also instrumental in bringing both major political conventions to Philadelphia in 1948.     In The Outsider, veteran journalist and best-selling author Dan Rottenberg deftly chronicles the astonishing rises, falls, and countless reinventions of this savvy businessman. Greenfield's power allowed him to cross social, religious, and ethnic boundaries with impunity. He alarmed Philadelphia's conservative business and social leaders-Christians and Jews alike-some of w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In this mainly laudatory biography, Rottenberg traces Greenfield’s unlikely story, beginning as a Russian Jewish son of a textile worker through his rapid rise to fortune as a real estate broker, developer, and banker. Though the book deals primarily with Greenfield’s business activities, Rottenberg pays close attention to his subject’s struggles as a Jew in a world dominated by the entrenched Protestant establishment..... Readers interested in the history of Philadelphia will enjoy the detailed accounts of Greenfield’s role in the development of some of the city’s most prominent buildings and businesses, and his relationships with generations of business, religious, and civic leaders.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface: The Jews, the Wasps, and the New American Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Author’s Disclosure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Prologue: Merion Station, December 1930\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART I: Beginnings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. The Wealth in Your Head\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2. The New World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART II: Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 3. Broker \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 4. Developer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5. Banker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART III: Downfall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 6. The Great Crash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 7. The Protestant Establishment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 8. The Reckoning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART IV: Comeback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 9. Merchant Prince\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 10. New Deal Democrat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 11. Reluctant Zionist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 12. Godfather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART V: Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 13. Civic Savior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 14. Lion in Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 15. House of Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Epilogue: Merion Station, December 1930\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Principal Characters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039839289687,"sku":"9781439908419","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439908419.jpg?v=1750945011","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-outsider-9781439908419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}