''Titanic'' Love Story - Ida and Isidor Straus

Informationen zum Autor June Hall McCash is the author, co-author, or editor of seven books, six nonfiction works and a historical novel, for which she won the 2011 Georgia Author of the Year Award for first novel. She holds a BA from Agnes Scott College, and MA and PhD degrees from Emory University. Before becoming a full-time writer, McCash was founding director of the university honors program and chair of the department of Foreign Languages at Middle Tennessee State University. She divides her time between Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Jekyll Island, Georgia. Klappentext Traces the life of Isidor and Ida Straus! both German Jewish immigrants who arrived as children in America in the early 1850s. This emphasises their work together as a couple! focusing not only on Isidor's important roles as businessman! member of congress! and philanthropist! but also on Ida's contributions as matriarch of the family! as well as a stalwart supporter of her husband and one who engaged in philanthropic and creative activities of her own.

Product details

• Authors: June Hall McCash
• Publisher: Mercer university press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9780881462777
• ISBN: 978-0-88146-277-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History