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Book & Author Event: Dirk Smillie
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A veteran
Forbes
journalist brings to life the brilliant and complex Harry Guggenheim in the first-ever biography on this groundbreaking American figure.
Harry Guggenheim was confidante to five American presidents and a key financial force behind commercial aviation and space exploration, two innovations that catapulted the nation into the future.
With unprecedented archival access, Dirk Smillie astutely examines Harry’s business acumen, intellectual curiosities, and the world he lived in. Whether it was his paradoxical friendship with Charles Lindbergh or his dynamic and ambitions family members, Smillie puts Harry’s life and work in rich context.
Epic and intimate,
The Business of Tomorrow
reveals the fascinating life of an American icon. Enjoy a reading and conversation with Dirk Smillie in our Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 27
Reservations are allowed from 12/20/2021 12:00 AM to 01/27/2022 11:59 PM.
