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Published in 1951, this biography of George Foster Peabody (1852-1938) tells the story of an industry pioneer, railroad magnate, and philanthropist. A native of

Dangerous Donations explores the important limitations on the power of these foundations and their agents. The northern philanthropies had to move cautiously an

From the time of its emergence in the United States in 1852, the Young Men's Christian Association excluded blacks from membership in white branches but encoura

Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.