The Remarkable Rise of Adolph Coors: From Stowaway to Colorado Icon
Later in life, he was: Adolph Coors. He was born: Adolf Hermann Josef Kuhrs. He was 21 years old, penniless, and hiding in the hold of a ship crossing the Atlantic. He could not speak English. He had no plan, only ambition. When that ship docked and he stepped onto American soil in 1868, few…