New Bedford Mansions: Historic Tales of County Street - Hardcover

Medeiros, Peggi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1540212416 ISBN 13: 9781540212412

Publisher: History Press Library Editions, 2015

Synopsis

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 facade 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."

About this title

About the Author:

Peggi Medeiros is a research historian focused on New Bedford's artists, families and homes. She currently writes a column for the New Bedford Standard Times and blogs for the paper. She is a frequent guest lecturer at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Rotch Jones Duff House & Garden Museum and the Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust. She was a contributing writer for the Standard-Times publication The Charles W. Morgan Returns to New Bedford.

About this edition

• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1540212416
• ISBN 13: 9781540212412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 178