Stephen G Bloom: 2 books
Tears of Mermaids
The Secret Story of Pearls
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought—and found—this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama cherished them, making them iconic. And...
The Audacity of Inez Burns
Dreams, Desire, Treachery & Ruin in the City of Gold
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
THE VIVID, SCANDAL-FILLED STORY OF A SHREWD, RAGS-TO-RICHES MILLIONAIRESS AND THE RUTHLESS POLITICIAN WHO PURSUED HER, TOLD AGAINST THE EFFERVESCENT BACKDROP OF AMERICA’S GOLDEN CITY—SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose....