A delightfully quirky and inspiring collection celebrates the one-of-a-kind talents of the late Robert McG. Thomas, who transformed the task of obituary writing into an art form where he commemorated unconventional lives with signature style and wit.
A delightfully quirky and inspiring collection celebrates the one-of-a-kind talents of the late Robert McG. Thomas, who transformed the task of obituary writing into an art form where he commemorated unconventional lives with signature style and wit.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
CONTENTS FOREWORD EDITOR'S NOTE DAISY ANDERSON, Widow of Former Slave and Union Soldier LEWIS J. GORIN JR., Instigator of a 1930's Craze TED HUSTEAD, Built the Popular Wall Drug JESSE HILL FORD, a Novelist Who Wrote of Race Relations ANNE HUMMERT, Creator of Soap Operas MILTON RUBINCAM, Top Genealogist MASON RANKIN, Founded AIDS Group in Utah JOHN FULTON, Spain's First U.S. Matador VIRGINIA MAE MORROW, Created Bridey Murphy Hoopla HAL LIPSET, Private Detective with a Difference R.V. PATWARDHAN, Hindu Priest with New York Verve SIDNEY GROSSMAN, Entrepreneur Headed Lumber Concern CURTIS L. CARLSON, Founder of Trading Stamp Conglomerate MINNESOTA FATS, a Real Hustler with a Pool Cue J. K. STOUT, Pioneering Judge in Pennsylvania SIDNEY KORSHAK, Fabled Fixer for the Chicago Mob FRANCINE KATZENBOGEN, Gave Cats the Lap of Luxury NGUYEN NGOC LOAN, Executed Viet Cong Prisoner JACK BIBLO, Used Bookseller for Half a Century KAY HALLE, an Intimate of Century's Giants HALLIE C. STILLWELL, a Rancher and Texas Legend MARSHALL BERGER, Linguist with a Keen Ear for an Accent PHILIP O'CONNOR, Acerbic Memoirist TOOTS BARGER, the Queen of Duckpins' Wobbly World EDGAR NOLLNER, Hero in Epidemic MARGUERITE YOUNG, Author and Icon REV. LOUIS SAUNDERS, Buried Oswald DOUGLAS CORRIGAN, Wrong-Way Trip Was the Right Way to Celebrity as an Aviator ANTON ROSENBERG, a Hipster Ideal EDWARD LOWE, Cat Owners' Best Friend MAURICE SAGOFF, a Master of Terse Verses on Literature ROBERT SAUDEK, a Pioneer of Culture on TV FRED ROSENSTIEL, Devoted His Life to Planting Flowers SYDNEY GUILAROFF, Stylist to Stars EMIL SITKA, Favorite Foil of Three Stooges FRED FELDMAN, Helicopter Reporter FRANK KURTZ, World War II Hero J. EDWARD DAY, Postmaster Who Brought in the ZIP Code MARIA REICHE, Keeper of an Ancient Peruvian Puzzle WALTER J. KURON, of Red Baron Era CHARLES MCCARTNEY, Known for Travels with Goats ROBERT C. JOHNSTON, Engineer ANGELO ZUCCOTTI, Artist of the Velvet Rope PATSY SOUTHGATE, Who Inspired 50's Literary Paris HENRY GOURDINE, Master of Fishing Skills and Lore GEORGE W. CROCKETT, Was a Civil Rights Crusader DAVID LONGABERGER, Basket Maker MANUEL ELIZALDE, Defender of Primitive Tribe DAVID LUDLUM, Weather Expert HOWARD HIGMAN, Academic Impresario SADLER HAYES, Salesman of Insurance and a Partygoer MARY BANCROFT, U.S. Spy in World War II ROBERT MCG. THOMAS JR., Chronicler of Unsung Lives
CONTENTS FOREWORD EDITOR'S NOTE DAISY ANDERSON, Widow of Former Slave and Union Soldier LEWIS J. GORIN JR., Instigator of a 1930's Craze TED HUSTEAD, Built the Popular Wall Drug JESSE HILL FORD, a Novelist Who Wrote of Race Relations ANNE HUMMERT, Creator of Soap Operas MILTON RUBINCAM, Top Genealogist MASON RANKIN, Founded AIDS Group in Utah JOHN FULTON, Spain's First U.S. Matador VIRGINIA MAE MORROW, Created Bridey Murphy Hoopla HAL LIPSET, Private Detective with a Difference R.V. PATWARDHAN, Hindu Priest with New York Verve SIDNEY GROSSMAN, Entrepreneur Headed Lumber Concern CURTIS L. CARLSON, Founder of Trading Stamp Conglomerate MINNESOTA FATS, a Real Hustler with a Pool Cue J. K. STOUT, Pioneering Judge in Pennsylvania SIDNEY KORSHAK, Fabled Fixer for the Chicago Mob FRANCINE KATZENBOGEN, Gave Cats the Lap of Luxury NGUYEN NGOC LOAN, Executed Viet Cong Prisoner JACK BIBLO, Used Bookseller for Half a Century KAY HALLE, an Intimate of Century's Giants HALLIE C. STILLWELL, a Rancher and Texas Legend MARSHALL BERGER, Linguist with a Keen Ear for an Accent PHILIP O'CONNOR, Acerbic Memoirist TOOTS BARGER, the Queen of Duckpins' Wobbly World EDGAR NOLLNER, Hero in Epidemic MARGUERITE YOUNG, Author and Icon REV. LOUIS SAUNDERS, Buried Oswald DOUGLAS CORRIGAN, Wrong-Way Trip Was the Right Way to Celebrity as an Aviator ANTON ROSENBERG, a Hipster Ideal EDWARD LOWE, Cat Owners' Best Friend MAURICE SAGOFF, a Master of Terse Verses on Literature ROBERT SAUDEK, a Pioneer of Culture on TV FRED ROSENSTIEL, Devoted His Life to Planting Flowers SYDNEY GUILAROFF, Stylist to Stars EMIL SITKA, Favorite Foil of Three Stooges FRED FELDMAN, Helicopter Reporter FRANK KURTZ, World War II Hero J. EDWARD DAY, Postmaster Who Brought in the ZIP Code MARIA REICHE, Keeper of an Ancient Peruvian Puzzle WALTER J. KURON, of Red Baron Era CHARLES MCCARTNEY, Known for Travels with Goats ROBERT C. JOHNSTON, Engineer ANGELO ZUCCOTTI, Artist of the Velvet Rope PATSY SOUTHGATE, Who Inspired 50's Literary Paris HENRY GOURDINE, Master of Fishing Skills and Lore GEORGE W. CROCKETT, Was a Civil Rights Crusader DAVID LONGABERGER, Basket Maker MANUEL ELIZALDE, Defender of Primitive Tribe DAVID LUDLUM, Weather Expert HOWARD HIGMAN, Academic Impresario SADLER HAYES, Salesman of Insurance and a Partygoer MARY BANCROFT, U.S. Spy in World War II ROBERT MCG. THOMAS JR., Chronicler of Unsung Lives
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