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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Franke, Richard J., 1931- Cut from whole cloth. Chicago : Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 2004 (DLC) 2004018505 |
Named Person: | Frank family.; Frank Franke; Frank family.; Frank Franke |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard J Franke |
OCLC Number: | 1082198733 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 521 pages : illustrations, map |
Contents: | The tailor. -- Loom of America. -- Warp and woof. -- Patterns. -- Old habits. -- Frayed. -- Fabric rent. -- Stitches. -- The last thread. -- Cabbage and tatters. -- Unraveled. -- Loose ends. -- Epilogue. |
Responsibility: | Richard J. Franke. |
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"In this marvelous book, Franke weaves together the story of his own grandparents coming to America from Germany with almost no money and succeeding beyond their imaginations.... This story will appeal far beyond the Franke family and enlighten generations to come." - David Gergen" Read more...
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