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Christoffer, who four years earlier abandoned the family steel business for an idyllic life as a restauranteur with the woman he loves, Maria, a rising actress. But when Christoffer's father commits suicide, Christoffer's domineering and manipulative mother compels him to return home to take control. Maria's worst fears for Christoffer are tragically realized as he must contend with a business on the brink of financial ruin and a brother-in-law scheming...

Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become a governess to the seven young children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or merriment.

"Discusses the members of five generations of the Astor family, from John Jacob Astor's arrival in America in 1783 to the present." --

A mysterious SS man offers an insightful glimpse of the life and career of Adolf Hitler, offering a unique perspective on his family, his childhood and adolescence, and the evolution of the man who became the personification of evil.

Satterthwaite: From a Clearing in the Forest to a Family of the World, is the story of a family and the communities of which it was a part. The family experienced successes and losses, it was persecuted for its valor and for its religious convictions. Many died in famines and plagues. Each time when an outside observer might have concluded that the family could not survive, its members found a way. From a treacherous voyage to escape an angry king...

James Nixon was born 16 May 1690 in Ireland. He emigrated in 1731 and settled in Delaware. He married Mary and they had six children. He died in 1775. Former United States President, Richard Milhous Nixon is a direct descendant of James Nixon. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio and California. Includes Milhous and related families.