Extraordinary Man, An - Homer B. Roberts

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Extraordinary Man, An - Homer B. Roberts

Entry/Object ID

L2007.30.7

Description

Extraordinary Man, An - Homer B. Roberts is the biography of Homer B. Roberts (1885-1952), the first African-American car dealer in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1920's. Many photographs of his selling techniques and description of his life and business makes a very interesting book. 194/Softbound/Charts Illustrations/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Automobiles, Automobile dealerships

Search Terms

Automobile Selling Techniques, African-American Businesses, Automobile Dealers, Car Dealers, Kansas City Black Leaders, Osmobile Dealerships, Hupmobile, Rickenbacker, Marmon, Kansas State Agricultural College, Sub-Freshman, Kansas City, Biography, Business

Book Details

Author

Restuccia, B. S. "Rusty", E. Edward "Sonny" Gibson, Geraldlyn"Geri" Sanders

Place Published

City

Kansas City

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

2001

Call No.

BlackHist RE

ISBN

9-9711545-03

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Homer B. Roberts

Person or Organization

Bobby G. Jenkins

Person or Organization

Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.

Person or Organization

Thomas J. Brown

Person or Organization

Big Piney Brown

Person or Organization

Sarah Rector

Person or Organization

Sarah Rector Campbell

Person or Organization

Felix H. Payne

Person or Organization

Geri Sanders