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Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll

Author: Susan Goldman Rubin

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2022-10-18

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1250905265

An inspiring, uplifting picture book biography about iconic doll creator, Madame Alexander, whose love for dolls and bringing joy to others began at a young age and only continued to grow. Someday, she thought, I will make dolls that don’t break so children will never be unhappy. Beatrice Alexander’s family ran a doll hospital in their home in New York’s Lower East Side, where she grew to love fixing and making dolls. Beatrice dreamed of becoming an artist, but her family couldn’t afford to send her to sculpting school. She never stopped dreaming, even as she stayed home, graduated from high school, and got married. When World War I broke out, she came up with the idea to make unbreakable, cloth dolls modeled after nurses to support the war effort and help keep children happy. After the war, Beatrice founded Madame Alexander and redefined the doll industry, creating some of the first plastic and collectible dolls, dolls that never break. With beautiful, vivid art by Sarah Dvojack, author Susan Goldman Rubin tells the powerful story of savvy, feminist entrepreneur Beatrice Alexander, who founded the Madame Alexander Doll Company and became one of America’s most celebrated toy makers.

Madame Alexander Dolls

Author: Stephanie Finnegan

Publisher: Portfolio Press (NY)

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780942620221

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A full-color, illustrated, comprehensive book on the legendary American doll-maker and the company she founded in 1923, is also the first ever produced with the co-operation of the Alexander Doll Company and Madame Alexander's family. This book features a rich compilation of photographs, which bring to life the magical legacy of Madame Alexander. Collectors of both historical and contemporary dolls will be happy with the book's collection of 758 mint dolls dating from 1930-1998.

Dollmakers and Their Stories

Author: Krystyna Poray Goddu

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1429925728

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"Dolls are not a luxury. They are as necessary to a child's life as a loaf of bread . . . What a doll does for a little girl is develop her capacity to love others and herself." -Madame Alexander A wonderful offering for young doll enthusiasts and women's history buffs alike This fascinating book tells the stories of courageous dollmakers, all of whom were-and continue to be-filled with passion, vision, and determination. They are the unsung heroines behind some of the most important dolls of the last hundred years-such as Barbie (Ruth Handler) and Madame Alexander's collection (Beatrice Alexander). Entrepreneurs and feminists of their time, these strong women displayed both creative genius and astute business acumen, serving as excellent role models for today's young female readers.

Madame Alexander Store Exclusives and Limited Editions

Author: Linda Crowsey

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574321739

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This book concentrates on the limited editions produced by the Madame Alexander Doll Company since 1980. Since its beginning, this famous doll company has created dolls exclusively for certain stores - FAO Schwarz, Wanamakers, Neiman Marcus, Marshall Fields, Disney, and more. These limited edition dolls fall into one of four categories: store or event exclusives, mid-year releases, factory altered dolls, and factory re-dressed dolls. This book showcases these truly exclusive beauties, in almost 400 full color photographs. 2000 values.

Madame Alexander

Author: Linda Crowsey

Publisher:

Published: 2004-03

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781574323924

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The alphabetical listings in this book have been expanded to include nearly every Madame Alexander doll, and the newest store specials and limited editions have been added -- issues from Belk & Legget Department Stores, Madame Alexander Doll Club Convention dolls and those exclusive to members only, Neiman-Marcus dolls, QVC/Home Shopping Network exclusives, United Federation of Doll Clubs, and many more. All of the Alexander favorites remain, with updated prices given for the classic Cissy, Little Women, Wendy, Scarlett O'Hara, Alexander-Kins, and Ballerina dolls, plus hundreds more. The sizes, dates, outfits, and current values given for every doll listed, as well as the representative sampling of sharp color photographs, assist the collector in identification. 2004 values.

The Guide to United States Popular Culture

Author: Ray Broadus Browne

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 1030

ISBN-13: 9780879728212

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"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index

Collectible African American Dolls

Author: Yvonne H. Ellis

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574325744

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This book showcases hundreds of African-American dolls, beginning with the early 1800s through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Bugsy Siegel

Author: Michael Shnayerson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0300226195

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The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "[A] brisk-reading chronicle of Siegel’s life and crimes."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal "Fast-paced and absorbing. . . . With a keen eye for the amusing, and humanizing detail, [Shnayerson] enlivens the traditional rise-and-fall narrative."—Jenna Weissman Joselit, New York Times Book Review In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity. Through the 1920s, 1930s, and most of the 1940s, Bugsy Siegel and his longtime partner in crime Meyer Lansky engaged in innumerable acts of violence. As World War II came to an end, Siegel saw the potential for a huge, elegant casino resort in the sands of Las Vegas. Jewish gangsters built nearly all of the Vegas casinos that followed. Then, one by one, they disappeared. Siegel’s story laces through a larger, generational story of eastern European Jewish immigrants in the early‑ to mid‑twentieth century.

Madame Alexander's American Beauties

Author: Florence Theriault

Publisher: Frederick Fell Pub

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 9780811905893

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Madame Alexander Collectors Dolls Price Guide

Author: Linda Crowsey

Publisher:

Published: 2007-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574325447

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Each year Linda Crowsey, long-time collector and author of our popular Madame Alexander Store Exclusives & Limited Editions and Collector s Encyclopedia of Madame Alexander Dolls, updates values and listings and adds new color photographs to produce a completely revised book. The alphabetical listings include nearly every Madame Alexander doll and the newest store specials. All of the Alexander favorites remain, with updated prices given for the classic Cissy, Little Women, Wendy, Scarlett O Hara, Alexander-Kins, and Ballerina dolls, plus hundreds more. The sizes, dates, outfits, and current values given for every doll listed, as well as the representative sampling of sharp color photographs, assist the collector in identification. This book is an indispensable volume for every collector and is sure to continue to be one of our most popular doll titles. 2007 values.