Frank Muhm

from St. Louis Post Dispatch writer Jane Henderson Mar 17, 2013: Despite his German last name, Frank Muhm’s parents were Irish. His great-grandfather came to America in 1851 on a “coffin ship,” says the author of “Passage to 2838”. The author, now 85, started working on his autobiographical novel 20 years ago. It’s now available at a few stores, including Subterranean and All on the Same Page bookstores and Catholic Supply on Chippewa Street. Why was it called a “coffin ship”? • Because a lot...