This vivid and revelatory account of 18th and early 19th-century New England is told through the life of one woman and the historic house in which she raised her family during the years of America's foundation.
This vivid and revelatory account of 18th and early 19th-century New England is told through the life of one woman and the historic house in which she raised her family during the years of America's foundation.
Elizabeth Pendergast Carlisle graduated from Smith College in 1949 and went on to teach and receive master's degrees in English and art history, and a doctorate in museum studies. This is her first book. She lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.
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Contents Preface I. A Foundation Laid II. Pleasures of the Pen III. Crossing the Threshold IV. Conflict and Loss V. A Tumultuous Time VI. Fostering Heirs VII. Some New Sorrows VIII. "This Great Cathedral of a House" IX. Once Again the Pleasures of a Pen X. Binding the Ties XI. Seeking the Celestial City XII. The Valley of the Shadow XIII. Ends and Beginnings Afterword Endnotes Bibliography Index
Contents Preface I. A Foundation Laid II. Pleasures of the Pen III. Crossing the Threshold IV. Conflict and Loss V. A Tumultuous Time VI. Fostering Heirs VII. Some New Sorrows VIII. "This Great Cathedral of a House" IX. Once Again the Pleasures of a Pen X. Binding the Ties XI. Seeking the Celestial City XII. The Valley of the Shadow XIII. Ends and Beginnings Afterword Endnotes Bibliography Index
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