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"A tale of the American dream with a feminist twist."--Library Journal Brash and ambitious, twenty-two-year old Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in Manhattan and promptly built an empire of trading ships, furs, and real estate—including all of today’s Westchester County. She became the wealthiest woman on the Hudson while raising five children and keeping a spotless linen closet. And she did all this in 1659.Here is the captivating story of a dynasty of powerful, courageous women and the house they built from storehouse to mansion. "Lively and informative . . . with extraordinary research and energetic writing."--BookPage JEAN ZIMMERMAN is the author of four books, including Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth. She lives just north of Philipse Manor Hall in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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The Women of the House, Jean Zimmerman
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- Année de publication
- 2006
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- Titre
- The Women of the House
- Sous-titre
- How a Colonial She-merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, And a Dynasty
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Jean Zimmerman
- Éditeur
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publié
- 2006
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 399
- ISBN10
- 015101065X
- ISBN13
- 9780151010653
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Femmes, États-Unis, Biographies, New York, Histoire des États-Unis, Commerçants
- Description
- "A tale of the American dream with a feminist twist."--Library Journal Brash and ambitious, twenty-two-year old Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in Manhattan and promptly built an empire of trading ships, furs, and real estate—including all of today’s Westchester County. She became the wealthiest woman on the Hudson while raising five children and keeping a spotless linen closet. And she did all this in 1659.Here is the captivating story of a dynasty of powerful, courageous women and the house they built from storehouse to mansion. "Lively and informative . . . with extraordinary research and energetic writing."--BookPage JEAN ZIMMERMAN is the author of four books, including Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth. She lives just north of Philipse Manor Hall in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.