Mostly Morgenthaus: A Family HistoryTicknor & Fields, 1991 - 501 pages The Morgenthaus offers a rare portrait of an extraordinary American family whose contributions to public life have spanned the 20th century. Stretching from the 18th century to the present, this account by Henry Morgenthau, III, combines biography and cultural history in a lively, personal account of a colorful and gifted clan. |
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Trying to Survive in Early NineteenthCentury Bavaria | 3 |
An Ambitious Tailor Cuts a Few Corners | 20 |
Success and Failure in the Cigar Business | 27 |
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