Eminent Astorians marks the bicentennial of Astoria with nine engaging essays on figures who loom large in Astoria's history. The biographical stories range from Chinook leader Comcomly, who welcomed
Alma Rose's tragic story, from her birth and youth in the exalted musical circles of Vienna (her father was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, her uncle was Gustav Mahler) to her death at Auschwitz,