Showers Brothers Furniture Company

Showers Brothers Furniture Company
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9780253002037
ISBN-13 : 0253002036
Rating : 4/5 (036 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Showers Brothers Furniture Company by : Carrol Krause

Download or read book Showers Brothers Furniture Company written by Carrol Krause and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Showers family arrived in Bloomington, Indiana, the railroad had only recently come to town and a modest university was struggling to survive. Having spent the prior 18 years moving from place to place, the family decided to settle down and invest its modest resources to start a furniture company. The business proved to be extremely profitable and a stroke of good fortune for the small community. The company's success strengthened Bloomington's infrastructure, helping to develop new neighborhoods, and the philanthropic acts of the Showers family supported the town's continued development. The family's contributions helped Indiana University through difficult times and paved the way to its becoming the largest university in the state. In this detailed history of Showers Brothers, Carrol Krause tells the story of a remarkably successful collaboration between business, town, and gown.


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