The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire by Robert E. Weems Jr.
The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire
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Robert E. Weems Jr.
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The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire

Robert E. Weems Jr.

226 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography business history informative reflective medium-paced
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Born to enslaved parents, Anthony Overton became one of the leading African American entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. Overton's Chicago-based empire ranged from personal care products and media properties to insurance and finance. Yet, desp...

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