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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Exactly who was Milton SJ Wright and how did he end up studying in Heidelberg in the early 1930s? We follow his path from Wilberforce to Harvard, Columbia and Oxford universities, looking at why he was such pioneering black American scholar.
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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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