My new book, Trout Valley, the Hertz Estate, and Curtiss Farm (Images of America), will be released in July 2008. Featuring the pioneering American entrepreneurs John D. Hertz (founder of the rental car industry) and Otto Schnering of Curtiss Candy Company (inventor of Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars), it is a nonfiction snapshot of history told through photographs and accompanying text. The book primarily focuses on the 1920s through 1940s, but concludes with a look at the Trout Valley traditions that continue today.
May 3, 2008...11:20 am
Trout Valley, the Hertz Estate, and Curtiss Farm by Lisa Damian
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May 3, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Congratulations!
May 4, 2008 at 11:59 am
Hoorah!!!
May 4, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Fantastic! I can’t wait to flip through it!
May 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Congratulations
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Steffi
July 24, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Do you have alot of information about Otto Schnering or pictures in your book? Can’t wait to see it.
July 24, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Linda — Yes, there are two chapters dedicated to Otto Schnering, the Curtiss Candy Company, and Curtiss Breeding Service, along with dozens of photographs from that era.
September 12, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Brilliant! Cant wait to see it!
Cheers,
Becca
December 27, 2008 at 11:23 am
This was a great book. The information on Curtiss Candy Farms was excellent and captured the feel of what impact the farms had on the dairy industry. I have some Curtiss Candy Farm memorabilia, and it was fun to see some of the pictures in publications I have.