Fortitude: The Story of My Ancestors

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By Charles E. Mitchell Rentschler ’61

Published Oct. 17, 2018

 In Fortitude (Authorhouse), Charles Mitchell Rentschler ’61 tells the story of his grandfather, a German immigrant orphaned at age 12, who went on to found an industrial empire in Hamilton, Ohio. Rentschler is also the author of The Cathedral Builder: A Biography of J. Irwin Miller.

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