Oleander odyssey
Subtitle: the Kempners of Galveston, Texas, 1854-1980s
By: by Harold M. Hyman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ;; no. 6
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
Subjects: Kempner family; Jews -- Texas -- Galveston -- Biography; Galveston (Tex.) -- Biography
Description: Harris Kempner immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1854. He moved to Galveston, Texas, where he died in 1894. His sons continued his business in cotton, land, sugar, banking, and insurance and helped rebuild Galveston after the 1900 flood.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 444-464) and index.