Bob Luke

Bromo-Seltzer King

The Opulent Life of Captain Isaac "Ike" Emerson, 1859-1931

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781476674827
• ISBN-10: 1476674825
• Artikelnr.: 55497342

Autorenporträt

Bob Luke is also the author of six books about baseball and race in America. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

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-Arcadiä69 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
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