The Shuster Mission to Iran: Leaving Something Worthwhile Behind

This is a historical account of the effort of Morgan Shuster, a young American accountant who, in May 1911, during a period of democratic revolution went with his family to Persia (Iran) to put its chaotic finances on a sound footing. Less than eight months later, under Russian and British pressure, he was forced to leave, his task unfinished.

The book describes Shuster's efforts to help a crippled nation-the men and women with whom he worked and struggled for the right to rule themselves. T...