Oleander Odyssey: The Kempners of Galveston, Texas, 1854-1980s.

Publication: Business History Review

Publication Date: 22-SEP-91

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Oleander Odyssey: The Kempners of Galveston, Texas, 1854-1980s. By Harold M. Hyman * College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1990. xxii + 486 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $39.95.

Although this is not an authorized work, Oleander Odyssey was obviously prepared with the encouragement and cooperation of the members of the Kempner family. Harold Hyman, in addition to using several hundred boxes of manuscript materials, also interviewed, and had research assistants interview, numerous members of the clan. The combination of sources, together with the narrative and analytical skills of the author, has resulted in an exemplary history of one of the premier families of Galveston, Texas, and its numerous business interests.

The story of the Kempner family of Galveston began with the settlement there of Harris...

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