Download or read book Saratoga Sojourn written by Allison P. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into a world of wealth and privilege, Ellen Hardin had been carefully groomed throughout her life to live within the parameters of upper-class convention-to marry well and lead a quiet life devoted to family and genteel pursuits. But she was a headstrong young woman who made bold decisions that at times placed her at the center of controversy and scandal, upsetting the staid sensibilities of nineteenth-century New York society.When Ellen's widowed mother married into the influential Walworth family of Saratoga, Ellen and her new stepbrother, Mansfield Walworth, were immediately infatuated with each other. Despite their parents' disapproval the young couple wed, but Mansfield soon proved himself to be an unstable husband. Though they had five children together, the marriage became a volatile battleground. Ellen steeled herself and resolved to not merely survive, but to prevail.In this eloquently written biography, Allison P. Bennett illuminates the life of a dynamic woman who overcame the tribulations of her life to become a historian, educator and a founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Filled with all the dramatic elements of a classic tragedy -- ill-fated love, betrayal and societal disapproval and patricide -- Saratoga Sojourn is the riveting and unforgettable saga of Ellen Hardin Walworth. By virtue of her defiance of custom and tenacious perseverance, she became a pioneer of the feminist movement, blazing a trail for future generations of American women.
Download or read book First Resorts written by Jon Sterngass and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] scrupulously researched and beautifully crafted account of how nineteenth-century Americans went in search of health, rest, and diversion.” —Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker, coauthors of The Beach. The History of Paradise on Earth In First Resorts: Pursuing Pleasure at Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island, Jon Sterngass follows three of the best-known northeastern American resorts across a century of change. Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island began, he finds, as similar pleasure destinations, each of them featuring “grand” hotels where visitors swarmed public spaces such as verandas, dining rooms, and parlors. As the century progressed, however, Saratoga remained much the same, while Newport turned to private (and lavish) “cottages” and Coney Island shifted its focus to amusements for the masses. Fifty-nine illustrations enliven Sterngass’s unique study of the commodification of pleasure that occurred as capitalist values flourished, travel grew more accessible, and leisure time became democratized. These three resorts, he argues, served as forerunners of twentieth-century pleasure cities such as Aspen, Las Vegas, and Orlando. “An engaging, creative book replete with evocative illustrations and witty quotes . . . a pleasant read.” —Thomas A. Chambers, New York Academy of History “Sterngass’s discussions about privacy, community, commercialization, consumption, leisure, and the desire to be conspicuous are important and new. With its well-chosen illustrations, this is a handsome book as well as an important one.” —Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University “Having mined every conceivable source about his three sites, Sterngass has presented a wealth of interesting material not only about the resort experience but also about the residents, politicians, and entrepreneurs who built them.” —Journal of American History
Download or read book Explorer s Guide Adirondacks A Great Destination Including Saratoga Springs Seventh Edition written by Annie Stoltie and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the Adirondacks and beyond Completely updated, now in full color, this guide provides details of Adirondack Park’s history and geography as well as the cultural, lodging, dining, shopping, and recreational opportunities that abound here and in its gateway cities (including Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls). Full of unbiased critical opinions and candid reviews from an author who is immersed in the region; up-to-date, detailed maps; and gorgeous photos throughout—this is an invaluable guide for your next trip.
Download or read book Explorers Guide Adirondacks Seventh Edition written by Annie Stoltie and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated travel guide to the Adirondacks that includes listings of accommodations and restaurants, tourist sites, entertainment and shopping, and special events, along with maps and a history of the region.
Download or read book The Saratoga Reader written by Field Horne and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, 82 eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europeans and Americans speak through their writings. Their impressions of life in Saratoga Springs provide the richest-known contemporary record of any American village. Sometimes full of humor, sometimes critical, and sometimes taking the waters for poor health, these writers are our guides through a century and a half of community history.
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Download or read book For Fame and Glory written by Douglas Houck and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small band of armed insurgents fell upon Quebec in the winter of 1775. They were sent north to liberate the Canadians, but they were abandoned in the snow, denied reinforcements, and driven up the river and out of Canada. The officers and men of the Separate Army formed their brotherhood in the anguish of their defeat, established their association following the joy of victory at Saratoga, and by doing so, launched a pervasive culture and unique lifestyle that flourished in their clubs and dominated the halls of power in the state and nation unto the second and third generation. This is a tale of the second generation, the generation that followed the American Revolution. They lived in a time of uncertainty and crisis; a time when men and women struggled against convention to find out if a nation derived from deceit, created by rebellion, and governed by greed could long survive. It's the story of a young man with a desire for success and talent for trouble who stumbles forth upon a quest for personal fame and glory in the years of political intrigue, war, and conspiracy that marked the beginning of the American Empire.
Download or read book A New York Family a Novel written by Edgar Fawcett and published by New York : Cassell publishing Company. This book was released on 1891 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Explorer s Guide Adirondacks Eighth Edition Explorer s Complete written by Annie Stoltie and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential companion to the Adirondacks and beyond Returning in its eighth edition, this fully updated guide provides details of Adirondack Park’s history and geography, as well as the cultural, lodging, dining, and recreational opportunities that abound here and in its gateway cities (including Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls). Complete with reviews and recommendations from authors immersed in the region, detailed maps and gorgeous photography throughout, this is an invaluable guide for your next trip.
Download or read book The Illustrated American written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lincoln s Bold Lion written by James T. Huffstodt and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[Does]an excellent job portraying General Hardin’s life in the context of a changing America . . . a definitive biography of a forgotten hero” (Civil War News). Nominated for the Gilder Lehrman Prize, this is the first biography devoted to the life of a remarkable young man who, in the words of Civil War historian Ezra Warner, “embarked upon a combat career which has few parallels in the annals of the army for gallantry, wounds sustained, and the obscurity into which he had lapsed a generation before his death.” From Hardin’s childhood in Illinois, where a slave girl implanted in him a fear of ghosts, to his attendance at West Point, along with other future luminaries, to his service on the frontier,where he took particular note of the bearing of the Cheyenne, Hardin’s life reveals the progress of a century. Made Brigadier General at age twenty-seven, Hardin fought with distinction at Malvern Hill, Second Manassas, Gettysburg, Grant’s Overland Campaign, and the July 1864 Rebel raid on Washington. He was wounded four times, nearly died on two occasions, and lost an arm during the war. On one occasion, he was ambushed on a road by Mosby’s Men, one of whom may have been Lincoln conspirator Lewis Paine. Hardin himself took part in the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination. Though General Hardin’s mother skillfully played upon her friendship with the President and the First Lady to advance her son’s career, his gallantry and leadership in combat sufficed to earn him renown. Lincoln’s Bold Lion “restores the man’s rightful position as an American hero” (Chicago Daily Herald).
Download or read book The First Four Hundred written by Jerry E. Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book There is a Garden in the Mind written by Paul A. Lee and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A recount of the serendipitous meeting with English gardener Alan Chadwick in Santa Cruz in the 1960s and the work that developed the UC Santa Cruz Chadwick Garden, the first organic and biointensive garden at a U.S. university"--
Download or read book Medical Record written by Thomas Lathrop Stedman and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 2128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Homes of Our Ancestors in Stonington Conn written by Grace Denison Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Homes of Our Ancestors in Stonington, Conn by Grace Denison Wheeler, first published in 1903, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book Gourmet written by Pearl Violette Metzelthin and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
