A journey into history and my attempt to uncover the truth behind a most remarkable and intriguing tale. This is a story about a man called Milton (a black American Phd student), a man called Emil (a Jewish-German academic) and a man called Adolf (who needs no introduction). The time and place: Heidelberg, Germany, 1932.
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In 1932, the African American Phd student Milton Sj Wright went out to dinner with fraternity friends in Heidelberg, Germany.
However, the evening did not go to plan. It ended with Milton sitting down for a remarkable meeting with Adolf Hitler. This was the first black person Hitler had ever spoken to far to face.
The story is told in the book, 'Travellers in the Third Reich', by author Julia Boyd. But where does this story come from? And why do not all of the dots join up?
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My first book was a book on English grammar and usage, published through Hachette. This was followed up by books combining history and etymology. So far I have published 11 books. History and great stories are the common denominators.
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