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| Title | : | Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618873856 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
A Portrait of a Too-Brief Life Author Natalie Dykstra's first book is an examination of the life of Marian "Clover" Hooper, who was born in 18A Portrait of a Too-Brief Life Ms Winston Author Natalie Dykstra's first book is an examination of the life of Marian "Clover" Hooper, who was born in 1843 into an old, respected New England family. Adored by both parents, the first tragedy in her life was the death of her beloved mother in 1848 when Clover was just five years old. Her father, Doctor Robert H. 3 into an old, respected New England family. Adored by both parents, the first tragedy in her life was the death of her beloved mother in 18A Portrait of a Too-Brief Life Ms Winston Author Natalie Dykstra's first book is an examination of the life of Marian "Clover" Hooper, who was born in 1843 into an old, respected New England family. Adored by both parents, the first tragedy in her life was the death of her beloved mother in 1848 when Clover was just five years old. Her father, Doctor Robert H. 8 when Clover was just five years old. Her father, Doctor Robert H. "A Perfect Voltaire in Petticoats" L. M. Keefer "A perfect Voltaire in petticoats," novelist Henry James once described Clover Adams. If you like examining an age through the lens of an individual life, this biography provides a lively perspective on the last half of the fascinating 19th century. Born in 1843, Clover Adams was in a prime position as the wife of his. D. Summerfield said Fabulous biography recreates past era for armchair time-travelers. This meticulously researched biography of the wife of a great late-nineteenth -- early-twentieth century American historian and Pulitizer-prize winning author is a fascinating chronicle of the tragedy of a creative intelligent woman in less-enlightened times. Although "Clover Adams" reads like a novel, it is clear tha
The hidden story of one of the most fascinating women of the Gilded Age Clover Adams, a fiercely intelligent Boston Brahmin, married at twenty-eight the soon-to-be-eminent American historian Henry Adams. She thrived in her role as an intimate of power brokers in Gilded Age Washington, where she was admired for her wit and taste by such luminaries as Henry James, H. Dykstra probes Clover’s enduring reputation as a woman betrayed. nataliedykstra. And, most movingly, she untangles the complex, poignant — and universal — truths of her shining and impossible marriage. H. The aftermath of Clover&rsq
Politicians, scientists, artists, writers—they all gathered at the Adams’ home on Lafayette Square for some of Clover’s Russian tea and her equally delicious gossip. But he taught me a lot about the restraint of that era, of what to say and what not to say, and his relationship with Clover was revealing—they liked each other, but they were both eagle-eyed portraitists of the other.Of course, there’s Clover’s father, Dr. William Tecumseh Sherman always tried to sit next to Clover at dinner parties—he
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