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A classic American success story—with a twist Like J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However, his phenomenal wealth and generous philanthropy masked a... read more

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DRY GOODS-SILKS, SATINS, AND YANKEE NOTIONS. NOT EXACTLY the stuff of revolutions, yet the way one dressed could be seditious 150 years ago.

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  1. Axel Madsen (Author)
 

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