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The Merchant of Venus: The Life of Walter Thornton by Nancy Thornton Navarro, Adriana Thornton-Cornejo, and Philip Mershon (Book Review #1950)

*The Merchant of Venus: The Life of Walter Thornton* is a fascinating biography that uncovers the extraordinary life of a man who, unbeknownst to his family, played a pivotal role in shaping America’s modeling, advertising, and beauty industries from the 1920s to the 1950s.… Continue Reading “The Merchant of Venus: The Life of Walter Thornton by Nancy Thornton Navarro, Adriana Thornton-Cornejo, and Philip Mershon (Book Review #1950)”