Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Day in the Life of Lauermans
1. A Brief History of the Department Store
2. The Rise of the Lauerman Brothers
3. The Lauerman Family
4. Why Lauermans Worked
5. Working at Lauermans
6. The Top Five
7. The Departments, from Top to Bottom
8. Behind the Scenes
9. The Greater Community
10. Advertising and Promotion
11. Other Business Interests
12. The Store’s Demise
The Lauerman Family Tree
The Lauerman Brothers’ Code of Ethics
The Names
Last Word
Index