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.

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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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