Author

Publication

2016 - , New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

78,500 words, Guess

Page Count

314 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCCT274.S77 S7 2015
  • LCCCT274.S7695 S77 2016
  • LCCCT274.S773S74 2016

Description

"A memoir of a city, an industry, and a dynasty in decline, and the story of a young artist's struggle to find her way out of the ruins. Frances Stroh's earliest memories are ones of great privilege: shopping trips to London and New York, lunches served by black-tied waiters at the Regency Hotel, and a house filled with precious antiques, which she was forbidden to touch. Established in Detroit in 1850, by 1984 the Stroh Brewing Company had become the largest private beer fortune in America and a brand emblematic of the American dream itself; while Stroh was coming of age, the Stroh family fortune was estimated to be worth $700 million. But behind the beautiful façade lay a crumbling foundation. Detroit's economy collapsed with the retreat of the automotive industry to the suburbs and abroad and likewise the Stroh family found their wealth and legacy disappearing"--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Beer money: a memoir of privilege and loss2016-01-01

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