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Books I’ve Known and Loved
My heart beats a little quicker for this extremely fun and informative gem, The Look of the Old West Lieutenant John Weldon in The House on Tenafly Road took his family to a western military outpost...
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“The men looked like the thieves and the women looked like the whores that...
Oh, those polite and pure Victorians . . . not so fast. Check out the archeological finds exposing the daily life of a 19th century Boston prostitute and one way in which gentleman found the best...
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Elias C. Boudinot: “If the competition were not so stiff, Boudinot might be...
Trust him at your peril. So you think all Native Americans were noble? Think again. Some liked Gilded Age corruption as much as the next guy. Richard White says he was dashing (in the Custer kind of...
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“Courage mattered. Loyalty mattered. Honor mattered. Personal Pride mattered....
Charles being masculine. Charles Francis Adams, despite being considered an authority on the management of railroads couldn’t keep the Union Pacific stable as its president. One of the reasons,...
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A different kind of engineer: Boss Tweed
“The way to have power is to take it.” Boss Tweed “It’s hard not to admire the skill behind Tweed’s system … The Tweed ring at its height was an engineering marvel, strong and solid, strategically...
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“There is a defined gulf Between credit and character If you doubt this, ask...
Portrait of Henry G. Marquand by John Singer Sargent http://thegildedageera.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-henry-g-marquand-mansion-new-york.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Gurdon_Marquand
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“If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.” ~Khalil Gibran
Local history . . . Wet bathing suits . . . Supper anyone? A busy week of guests and more guests ahead. I’ll be back next week!
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The Fabulous Life of Champagne Charlie
Adventure, intrigue and Drink. Some people live large and don’t ask for permission. Charles Heidsieck. There’s your example. Champagne Charlie, as his adoring American public dubbed him, had drama in...
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The Shadows We Leave
Spencer Trask’s shadow lingers amongst the pines at Yaddo. What a strange mix of altruistic and puritanical compulsion. Spencer Trask made his fortune on Wall Street betting on the future–the future of...
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October 25th-26th at Amazon.com When morphine-addicted John Weldon marries into the comfortably suburban McCullough family on the eve of Reconstruction and the Indian Wars, life gets complicated. How...
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“Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made for kissing, lady, not for...
Not . . . quite . . . sure I want to do this . . . The History of Mistletoe in Pictures Mistletoe is a Parasite and Other Fun Facts Photo courtesy Library of Congress
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“Have you seen that place of Charlie’s? It makes mine look like a shack.”...
Charles Schwab’s NYC Estate Shall we hate another rich man today? Maybe not today. Charlie Schwab doesn’t seem the type to hate. I’ve just met him so I’ll let you know if I change my mind. Here’s what...
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“The men looked like the thieves and the women looked like the whores that...
Oh, those polite and pure Victorians . . . not so fast. Check out the archeological finds exposing the daily life of a 19th century Boston prostitute and one way in which gentleman found the best...
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“Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.”― Peter A....
“But you can’t escape from shadows or pain. You only find new ones. It’s better, I think, not to try to escape them at all but to accept that they will be there, and to remember that good things...
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