The reminiscences of General Robert E. Wood
The reminiscences of General Robert E. Wood
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office, Bernard A. Weisberger, Robert E. Wood
About this book
Executive, government official. Topics include: family background, West Point; Philippines, 1901-02; Panama Canal, 1905-15; DuPont, General Asphalt; World War I: shipbuilding program, Army Transport Service, Acting Quartermaster General; Montgomery Ward, 1919-24; establishment of retail stores; Sears, Roebuck, 1924-61: shopping centers, profit sharing, Allstate; New Deal; America First; supply problems in World War II: labor relations.
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- OL Work ID
- OL43556938W
Subjects
BusinessmenBiographyInterviewsRoebuck Foundation Sears