lant. He also owned and operated one of the states largest potteries New York Times, 1929 (cited by Tazewell, ed., 1998). Was the plunge intentional? We will never know. The subject is still debated by some of Colorados well-known historians. This man, this brewer, obviously, came to America with a dream, learned the language, built his empire, and has passed it down 3 generations. Whether he felt distress from the challenges he faced is irrelevant to his ancestors, he has left a large impact on the economy in Golden, Colorado, through the brewery, pottery, packaging, and food products that his company now maintains. As Francis Scott Fitzgerald once said, America is a willingness of the heart....