Remembering Mark: A Biography of a Father [VINTAGE 1996] [SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

As new condition polished black cloth boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Illustrations; Preface; Foreword; Prologue and About the Author. Signed by the author, Kurt L. Wallach, with black pen on the first free blank front endpaper. "A touching tale of family love over many generations, and a fond tribute to a father of great courage and foresight. Remembering Mark speaks plainly of simple truths worth repeating. Kurt Wallach offers not only a remembrance but a reminder of the unparalleled hardships brought on by Hitler's rise to power, and of the strength required to triumph over Nazi oppression." - Dan Rather, CBS Evening News. "A wonderful read about something that is very close to me. A relationship between father and family." - Burt Reynolds. "A wonderful and compelling story of the strength of the human spirit." - Connie Mack, United States Senator, State of Florida. "You will certainly remember Mark - after reading Kurth Wallach's riveting story of his father's brave odyssey. A brave journey, taking us from Middle Europe to the Middle West, through leather, ice cream, herring, and cheese to a real estate empire. A devoted father, and a brave fighter against fascism. You'll be well rewarded by reading Remembering Mark." - Eli Wallach. "What could be more powerful than a son's love for a father. In this instance the product of that love is a glorious tribute to a man worth noting." - Ed Asner. "Without this insightful and remarkable account of the life and times of Mark Wallach, the world would never know about this man's struggle to overcome adversity and hardship in the wake of the darkest period in human history. Kurt Wallach should be commended for this truly outstanding recount of his father's life in Remembering Mark." - The Honorable George E. Pataki, Governor of the State of New York. Dedication reads: "This book is dedicated to the memory of the entire family of Mark Wallach who sacrificed their lives to Adolph Hitler's Nazis, merely in payment for the sin of being of the Jewish faith." "Remembering Mark" is an inspiring, at times seemingly incredible, story of a man with vision and accurate foresight. The man "Mark," propelled through a world of turmoil which was recognized by only an handful as it headed toward disaster, calamity and tragedy. It traces his family back over the generations and introduces a man born to achieve but never to be recognized nor appreciated in his lifetime, for his zeal, devotion and dedication to the well-being of his family. Mark recognized the "Hitler Era" before, in fact, it became the Hitler Era. As a Nazi basher in the early days to the prognosticator of doom, thought by many to be crazy for his radical views, he saw the unseen. As an extremely comfortable and well-off young man with a wife and three small children living in Germany in the early 1930's, he gave up everything on a whim, leaving a fortune behind and fleeing to Holland to live in a strange nation with an insecure future. He had what it took to overcome the language barrier and the customs so different. Once again, he rose from point zero to high stature, financial well being and security only to see the vicissitudes of life again call for a repetition of the difficult past. He recognized Hitler's Germany for what it would become and sought to flee long before most saw the unfolding fatal tragedy which was around the corner. Once again, from the comfortable nest, he took his fledglings and brought them to the far off shore of the United States during the Great Depression, where he face an uncertain future, potential financial disaster and fear, only to rise above it all, succeed, adjust, raise his family and find security and happiness. He was a rare individual among the most uncommon, a man not recognized, yet deserving of greatness." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.…