Henry Straus was at a racetrack in Havre de Grace, Maryland. He had bet $10 on a horse showing twelve-to-one odds. The horse won, and Straus expected...
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greyhound racing, and jai-alai facilities. The company was founded by Harry L. Straus, a computer engineer from Baltimore whose interest in a fairer system...
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of Macy's, to allow L. Straus & Sons to open a crockery department in the basement of his store. Isidor Straus worked at L. Straus & Sons, which became...
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child of Lazarus Straus (1809–1898) and his second wife, Sara (1823–1876). His siblings were Hermine Straus Kohns (1846–1922), Isidor Straus (1845–1912),...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for...
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saved by Harry L. Straus, vice president of the American Totalisator Company, a Baltimore company that made electromechanical totalisators. Straus felt that...
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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party...
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department store president Jesse Straus as president of the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA). Straus named Hopkins, then unknown to Roosevelt...
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Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer. Known for his influence in popular culture, showmanship, artistry, and philanthropy,...
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York City Department of Finance. Herbert Straus, the sixth of seven children born to Isidor and Ida Straus (co-owners of retailers R. H. Macy & Co.)...
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English singer Harry Styles has made a significant impact on popular culture with his music, artistry, fashion, identity, tours, and commercial achievements...
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death) Roger Williams Straus Jr. (1917–2004), a founder and chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, publishers Roger Williams Straus III (born 1943) Maurice...
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musicals, as well as film and television musicals, whose titles fall into the A–L alphabetic range. This is not a complete list of musicals, and is limited...
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OCLC 53398162. Evans, Christopher. Cults of Unreason. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. ISBN 0-374-13324-7, OCLC 863421 Gardner, Martin (1986)...
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Harry S. Truman's tenure as the 33rd president of the United States began on April 12, 1945, upon the death of president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and ended...
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Williams Straus Sr. (1891–1957). Straus served as president of the American Smelting and Refining Company and was the only son of Oscar Straus (the former...
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Obscenity, Sexual Liberation, and Modern Art. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 131. Mencken, H. L. (1975). A gang of pecksniffs: And other comments on newspaper...
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like Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, the antagonist does not always appear as the villain. In some narratives, like Light Yagami and L in...
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Louis Coues Page (redirect from L. C. Page & Co.)
Braves baseball team. Page married Kate Stearns in 1895. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy acquired L.C. Page & Co. in 1957; the imprint continued until 1980. "Boston...
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Harry Jacob Anslinger (May 20, 1892 – November 14, 1975) was an American government official who served as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury...
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Lewis Strauss (redirect from Lewis L. Strauss)
employed Strauss as his special assistant. In conjunction with Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, Strauss established the Office of Naval Research, which...
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Dustin Hoffman (redirect from Dustin L Hoffman)
and year (link) Roth, Philip (1975). Reading Myself and Others. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 34. Miller, Arthur (2002). Death of a salesman. ISBN 9780060501785...
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(Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1965) The Complete Poems (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1969) —winner of the National Book Award Geography III (Farrar, Straus, and...
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Szwed, John (2023). Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-28224-0. Tippins, Sherill (2013)...
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Josef Stránský, Czech conductor, composer, and art collector Ida Straus Isidor Straus – owner of Macy's Department Store, Democratic member of the 53rd...
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Portugal Meyer Robert Guggenheim, and a younger sister, Gladys Guggenheim Straus. His father who assumed control of the Guggenheim family enterprises after...
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Martin Luther King Jr. (redirect from Martin L. King)
Retrieved September 17, 2020. Eig, Jonathan (2023). King: A Life. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-27929-5. Fleming, Alice (2008). Martin Luther...
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Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Lee, A.L.; Bernardini, Matt (22 June 2023). "Submersible crew presumed dead in 'catastrophic...
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The Third Man (redirect from Harry Lime (character))
John. La Place de la Concorde Suisse. New York, Noonday Press (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), 1984. McPhee is quoting "The Swiss at War" by Douglas Miller...
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