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Only a true journalist like Ann Berman could make the connection between an Adirondack chair and an obscure half Jewish, part Indigenous entrepreneur from Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula who has been dead for close to 100 years.

Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery and  Doc Chavent.

Louis Graveraet Kaufman: The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors and Built the Tallest Building in the World is the story of the half Jewish, part Indigenous man from Marquette (1870-1942) who built and ran one of the largest banks in the country, changed the destiny of GM, financed the Empire State Building and built a grand apartment building at 625 Park Avenue.  He was also the builder of some of Marquette’s most elegant architecture, including Granot Loma, a 26,000 square foot Adirondack style log and stone lodge on Lake Superior where he entertained celebrities at Gatsby-esque parties and plugged UP agriculture at his ‘gentleman’s farm.’  Wildly social and upwardly mobile, he and his family lived Jazz Age lives full of race horses, debutante parties and private rail cars…until a wrong turn brought the whole thing tumbling down and he retreated, defeated, to his beloved Marquette.

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A Teacher’s Gift is a book of inspirational stories and reflections garnered from over three decades of classroom experience. 

Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery, and authors Lisa Romence and Brian Talarczyk.

Each page provides insights into the complexities and challenges of a teacher’s typical day.  This book is a timeless resource that teachers can reach for whenever they need encouragement and inspiration.  The entries will refresh and recharge the reader, and remind them of the 

significant role they play in the lives of their students. 

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