{"product_id":"showers-brothers-furniture-company-the-shared-fortunes-of-a-family-a-city-and-a-university-paperback-softback-9780253002037","title":"Showers Brothers Furniture Company; The Shared Fortunes of a Family, a City, and a University (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253002037","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShowers Brothers Furniture Company\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Shared Fortunes of a Family, a City, and a University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarrol Ann Krause (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253002037\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 75 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Krause brings writing talent, local knowledge, and professional familiarity to her narrative. . . . Ultimately, Showers Brothers Funiture Company serves as a history of Bloomington itself, telling the story of how an industry helped drive the development of one of the Midwest's most vital university towns.\"—\u003ci\u003eBloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Author Carrol Krause has chosen a very interesting subject and writes with an especially good eye for 'telling detail' and for imagining sounds, images, and smells of long ago. The illustrations combined with the engaging style will attract an enthusiastic local audience.\"—James H. Madison, \u003ci\u003eauthor (with Will Counts and Scott Russell Sanders) of Bloomington Past and Present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This once dominant and still prominent building houses the story of a city's past manufacturing prowess, a downtown in decline, and an urban renaissance. The roots of that important story are now available in this written history of Showers.\"—Mark Kruzan, \u003ci\u003eMayor of Bloomington, Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Showers family information\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Reverend and His Family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Showers \u0026amp; Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e 3. Legal Troubles\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Brothers Enter Business\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Booming '80s\u003cbr\u003e 6. Death and Fire\u003cbr\u003e 7. Prosperity and Loss\u003cbr\u003e 8. Boom and Bust\u003cbr\u003e 9. Moving Towards Modernity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Houses and a Hospital\u003cbr\u003e 11. \"The World's Largest Furniture Factory\"\u003cbr\u003e 12. The \"Shop Notes\" years\u003cbr\u003e 13. Another Beginning\u003cbr\u003e 14. Final Successes\u003cbr\u003e 15. Everything Changes\u003cbr\u003e 16. Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523559387416,"sku":"9780253002037","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/showers-brothers-furniture-company-the-shared-fortunes-of-a-family-a-city-and-a-university-paperback-softback-9780253002037","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}