One greatgrandfather, Henry B. Payne, had begun founding railroads as early as 1849. One of Henry's sons, Oliver Hazard Payne, had entered the new field of oil refining and later had consolidated with John D. Rockefeller; Hazard Payne ...
Simon Flexner was the famous medical investigator, discoverer of the "Flexner vacillus" and the "Flexner serum", who became the creating director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University) and, eventually ...
Bob's wife Sarah Baird Taylor, forty-two years of age, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 4, 1900, at their elegant ... Bob and Sallie's children were Emily Haynes, Loretta Baird, Katherine Carter, Robert Love Jr., and David Haynes.
Signing for the Apache were Wolf 's Sleeve, Poor Bear, Bad Back, Brave Man, Iron Shirt, and White Horn. Those affirming the treaty were Ashton S. H. White, secretary; George B. Willis, reporter; ...
This tale of two families is set on a grand scale, as James Thomas Flexner brings his talents to bear on his own noteworthy heritage.
An American Saga: A Novel
This tale of two families is set on a grand scale, as James Thomas Flexner brings his talents to bear on his own noteworthy heritage.
An American Saga: The Life and Times of Rockwell Kent
Skillfully interweaving the fictional adventures of the two American families with historical background information, i>An American Saga: 1507 to 2009" focuses on four distinct periods of American history: the French and Indian War, the ...