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The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing (but True!) Story of Albert D. Lasker and the Creation of the Advertising Century
2010
Biography
by
Jeffrey L. Cruikshank and Arthur W Schultz
Biography about Albert Lasker, an advertising entrepreneur who reshaped America’s consumer culture. Delves into his personal life and mental health struggles, his impact on the advertising industry, and how he reshaped American politics through public relations and marketing.
Buy a CopyJermaine's Notes
March 2025
Good context on work with Claude Hopkins and how Lasker influenced presidential and gubernatorial elections. Read 2010 hardcover.
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