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The mysteries of Beethoven's hair, Russell Martin and Lydia Nibley

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The mysteries of Beethoven's hair, Russell Martin and Lydia Nibley

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eng

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

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The mysteries of Beethoven's hair

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Russell Martin and Lydia Nibley

Summary

The unusual journey of a lock of the great composer's hair, taken shortly after his death, and what it reveals about the man's life and death

Table Of Contents

Beethoven: a lock of hair -- The detective work begins -- Beethoven: a young & extraordinary talent -- The better medicine -- Beethoven: this wretched life -- The boy who cut Beethoven's hair -- Passed from father to son -- Fleeing the Nazis -- Hope for escape -- Hair for sale -- Beethoven: Ode to joy -- Two Americans with a dream -- From Denmark to Arizona -- Beethoven: the disgrace -- Science solves old mysteries -- The unknowable secrets of history -- Remaining mysteries & important answers -- Beethoven: the comedy is finished

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Beethoven's hair

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