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Protagonist James Meisenheimer, age 70, unfurls this gentle family saga beginning with his German grandparents. In 1904 Hamburg, Frederick and Jette fall in love, marry, and immigrate to America, settling in Beatrice, MS. Frederick becomes the bartender at a local tavern and eventually buys the place, which he and Jette turn into a restaurant when Prohibition comes along. Their daughter, Rosa, is the town schoolteacher, and son Robert eventually takes over the restaurant. Narrator Jam...Log In or Sign Up to Read More