Author: Peggi Medeiros
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1626197911
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The early nineteenth century in New Bedford was a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. Prosperous whaling magnates like members of the Rotch, Morgan and Howland families commissioned the nation's finest architects to design and construct their majestic mansions. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant fa�ade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join author Peggi Medeiros as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
New Bedford Mansions
Author: Peggi Medeiros
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625853122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The early nineteenth century in New Bedford was a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. Prosperous whaling magnates like members of the Rotch, Morgan and Howland families commissioned the nation's finest architects to design and construct their majestic mansions. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join author Peggi Medeiros as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625853122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The early nineteenth century in New Bedford was a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. Prosperous whaling magnates like members of the Rotch, Morgan and Howland families commissioned the nation's finest architects to design and construct their majestic mansions. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join author Peggi Medeiros as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
History Of New Bedford
Author: Oswaldo Pirc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the 19th Century, New Bedford gained a worldwide reputation as the greatest whaling port and the richest city per capita in the world. Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants formed the backbone of the whaling industry, on the wharves and on the high seas. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join the author as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the 19th Century, New Bedford gained a worldwide reputation as the greatest whaling port and the richest city per capita in the world. Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants formed the backbone of the whaling industry, on the wharves and on the high seas. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join the author as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
Harriet Jacobs in New Bedford
Author: Peggi Medeiros
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439669260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In 1861, Harriet Ann Jacobs published a masterpiece, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Her book is the first and only narrative to give voice to a woman who escaped slavery. Cornelia Grinnell Willis not only purchased Harriet's freedom, but she also developed a bond with Harriet and her daughter, Louisa, that lasted a lifetime. Both women suffered trauma as children and miraculously survived. They also had close ties to New Bedford that have not been examined previously. Cornelia married Nathaniel Parker Willis, considered an American Dickens during his lifetime though largely forgotten today. Join author and local historian Peggi Medeiros as she traces the fascinating lives of the Jacobs, Grinnell and Willis families in and out of New Bedford.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439669260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In 1861, Harriet Ann Jacobs published a masterpiece, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Her book is the first and only narrative to give voice to a woman who escaped slavery. Cornelia Grinnell Willis not only purchased Harriet's freedom, but she also developed a bond with Harriet and her daughter, Louisa, that lasted a lifetime. Both women suffered trauma as children and miraculously survived. They also had close ties to New Bedford that have not been examined previously. Cornelia married Nathaniel Parker Willis, considered an American Dickens during his lifetime though largely forgotten today. Join author and local historian Peggi Medeiros as she traces the fascinating lives of the Jacobs, Grinnell and Willis families in and out of New Bedford.
Go Behind The Scenes At New Bedford Mansion
Author: Gale Bostock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the 19th Century, New Bedford gained a worldwide reputation as the greatest whaling port and the richest city per capita in the world. Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants formed the backbone of the whaling industry, on the wharves and on the high seas. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join the author as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the 19th Century, New Bedford gained a worldwide reputation as the greatest whaling port and the richest city per capita in the world. Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants formed the backbone of the whaling industry, on the wharves and on the high seas. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join the author as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
New Bedford
Author: Anthony Sammarco
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439628882
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In 1765, when Joseph Rotch sailed across the bay from Nantucket, he brought with him the skills and knowledge to start New Bedford's whaling industry. By 1830 the town was a larger whaling port than Nantucket, with an immense fleet employing more than 10,000 people.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439628882
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In 1765, when Joseph Rotch sailed across the bay from Nantucket, he brought with him the skills and knowledge to start New Bedford's whaling industry. By 1830 the town was a larger whaling port than Nantucket, with an immense fleet employing more than 10,000 people.
A Handbook On New Bedford's History
Author: Giuseppe Sackey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the 19th Century, New Bedford gained a worldwide reputation as the greatest whaling port and the richest city per capita in the world. Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants formed the backbone of the whaling industry, on the wharves and on the high seas. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join the author as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the 19th Century, New Bedford gained a worldwide reputation as the greatest whaling port and the richest city per capita in the world. Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants formed the backbone of the whaling industry, on the wharves and on the high seas. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant façade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join the author as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
The New Bedford Directory
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairhaven (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Vol. 1- 1836- contain "A list of whale ships, belonging to the United States."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairhaven (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Vol. 1- 1836- contain "A list of whale ships, belonging to the United States."
Towers, Turrets, & Tenements
History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892
Author: Leonard Bolles Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bristol County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bristol County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
Not Just Anywhere
Author: Marsha McCabe
Publisher: Spinner Publications
ISBN: 0932027288
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Holds special interest for anyone involved in historic preservation, architecture, urban renewal or maritime history.If you bulldoze your heritage, you become just anywhere, proclaimed preservationist Sarah Delano. Learn how a group of people took on the task of preserving a valuable part of American history and brought New Bedford, Massachusetts -- the Whaling City -- back from decay and destruction to create a waterfront National Park replete with cobblestone streets and restored buildings.
Publisher: Spinner Publications
ISBN: 0932027288
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Holds special interest for anyone involved in historic preservation, architecture, urban renewal or maritime history.If you bulldoze your heritage, you become just anywhere, proclaimed preservationist Sarah Delano. Learn how a group of people took on the task of preserving a valuable part of American history and brought New Bedford, Massachusetts -- the Whaling City -- back from decay and destruction to create a waterfront National Park replete with cobblestone streets and restored buildings.