For more than a century, Woolworth's five and dime stores represented Americana, mirroring the country's growth, its good times and bad, its foibles and its fads. The chain was founded by Frank W. Woolworth, who in 1879 established two stores - one in Utica, New York, which failed and was closed down, and another in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which succeeded and marked the beginning of the legacy of the Woolworth's Five and Tens. This work is a full account of the chain, its rags-to-riches founder, Frank W. Woolworth, and his flamboyant and tragic descendants. It traces the important role that Woolworth stores played in the sit-down strikes of the 1930s, the lunch counter sit-ins that began in Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of the Civil Rights movement (which tainted Woolworth's as the Big Business enemy of the downtrodden), and the gradual disintegration of the five and tens during the 1980s and early 1990s. The dramatic story is enhanced with important photos featuring such events as the closing of a Woolworth's in Germany by Nazi soldiers and the Greensboro sit-in as well as archival photos from Woolworth's 40th, 50th, and 60th anniversary booklets.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Co Inc
ISBN-13
9780786430246
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96032029
Product Key Features
Author
Jean Maddern Pitrone
Publication Name
F.w. Woolworth and the American Five and Dime: a Social History
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
229 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jean Maddern Pitrone
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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