Author: Historical Records Survey (U.S.). Rhode IslandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Inventory of the Town and City Archives of Rhode Island
Author: Historical Records Survey (U.S.). Rhode IslandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Inventory of the Town and City Archives of Rhode Island
Author: Historical Records Survey (U.S.) Rhode IslandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Library Accessions
Author: United States. Work Projects Administration. Research LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Report on the Archives of Rhode Island
Author: Clarence Saunders BrighamPublisher:
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel
Author: Margaret OppenheimerPublisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613733836
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The notorious life and times of one of the wealthiest women in 19th-century America Born into grinding poverty, Eliza Jumel was raised in a brothel, indentured as a servant, and confined to a workhouse when her mother was in jail. Yet by the end of her life, "Madame Jumel" was one of the richest women in New York, with servants of her own and mansions in Manhattan and Saratoga Springs. During her remarkable life, she acquired a fortune from her first husband, a French merchant, and almost lost it to her second, the notorious vice president Aaron Burr. Divorcing Burr amid lurid charges of adultery, Jumel lived on triumphantly to the age of 90, astutely managing her property and public persona. After her death, while family members extolled her virtues, claimants to her estate painted a different picture: of a prostitute, the mother of George Washington's illegitimate son, and a wife who ruthlessly defrauded her husband and perhaps even plotted his death. With this book, author Margaret A. Oppenheimer draws from archival documents and court filings, many untouched since the 1800s, to tell the true and full story of Eliza Jumel.
Inventory of the Research Library of the Historical Records Survey
Author: New Jersey Historical Records Survey ProjectPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the University Library, 1919-1962
Author: University of California, Los Angeles. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
Art & Industry in Early America
Author: Patricia E. KanePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300217846
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Annual Report of the American Historical Association
Author: American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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