“Pirate’sGold“isstoryofagreatAmericanfortune,amanwiththeMidastouch,andhisdescendantswhoinheritedmoremoneythanwasgoodforthem.Asmall-townboyfromMassachusetts,HenryHuttleston“Hell-Hound“RogershelpedbuildStandardOilintotheworld’slargestoilcompany,gainingrenownasanotoriousWallStreet“pirate.“Afterhedied,hischildreninherited$49,000,000--billionsintoday’smoney.NoneofhisdescendantslivedsolargeasRogers’son,ColonelHenryRogersJr.,andhistwochildren,MillicentandHarry.Duringthe1920s,thepublicwasfascinatedbythesagaofMillicent’sill-fatedmarriagetoCountSalm,theAustriantennischampionwithmatineeidolgoodlooks.Inthe1930sHarry’sinvolvementinthedeathofanactressatadrunkenpartywasfrontpagenewsineverycityinthecountry.“Pirate’sGold“looksbeneaththeheadlinestouncovertherootsofthesestories:thestrugglesovermoneyandlove,andthedifficultiesoflivinguptoone’sfamousfamilyname.
