Around the World in 90 Years: More Memoirs of Betty Strasenburgh

Rochester, New York, 2020. Large Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. No jacket. An exceptional copy. 2020 Large Hardcover. 74 pp. Color photographs. Memoirs by the namesake of Rochester's planetarium. Betty Strasenburgh discusses her life in this second part of her pictorial autobiography, from her exploration of the Northwest Passage, travels to England, Cuba, Galapagos, Antarctica, and along the Erie Canal with Eugene Van Voorhis, to her philanthropy with the Rochester Rotary, with Teryle Watson and Kanack School of Musical Artistry, Aaron Sperber and Harmundi, Lee Koonce and Gateways at Eastman School of Music, among many others. Includes a look at the last years of her life in Rochester during the COVID-19 pandemic, on Grove Street and near her Rochester roots at the Eastman School of Music, Eastman Theatre and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, among the music festivals and vibrant entertainment district of the East End, offering a retrospective of her personal and public life in Rochester. (Inventory #: 2343440)