Straus
[strous; German shtrous]
- Isidor,1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- Nathan,1848–1931, U.S. retail merchant, born in Bavaria.
- Os·car [os-ker; German aws-kahr] /ˈɒs kər; German ˈɔs kɑr/, 1870–1954, Austrian composer.
- Oscar Solomon,1850–1926, U.S. diplomat, jurist, and government official, born in Bavaria: Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906–09.
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Political Order and Political Decay Francis Fukuyama (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) How are strong democratic states created?
His next book, Lost and Found in Johannesburg, will be published by Farrar, Straus Giroux in April 2014.
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
The National Book Awards Longlist for NonfictionSeptember 18, 2013
Hothouse by Boris Kachka A romp through the history of venerable publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
By then, I decided to send the two printed chapters to an editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, which made me an offer right away.
Historical Examples
No man has had better distinction at home and abroad than Mr. Straus.
Under Four AdministrationsOscar S. Straus
I was jeeringly dubbed Professor Straus, but I went right on.
Under Four AdministrationsOscar S. Straus
The second time the boat was not full and he went to Mr. Straus and said: Do go with your wife.
TitanicFilson Young
To which Mr. Straus instantly replied: 'Of course I know him.
The Romance of a Great StoreEdward Hungerford
Mr. Straus demurred at this statement, but the Englishman smiled.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume IBurton J. Hendrick
Straus
- Oscar (ɔskar). 1870–1954, French composer, born in Austria, noted for such operettas as Waltz Dream (1907) and The Chocolate Soldier (1908)
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