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The Whitneys : an informal portrait, 1635-1975
- Title
- The Whitneys : an informal portrait, 1635-1975 / Edwin P. Hoyt.
- Author
- Hoyt, Edwin P. (Edwin Palmer), 1923-2005.
- Publication
- New York : Weybright and Talley, ©1976.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | CS71.W62.1976 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 280 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Genealogy.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [264]-268.
- Contents
- Introduction: The grand design -- The dreamers and the shapers: The man who invented modern industry [Eli Whitney]; The men who dream of railroads [Asa Whitney] -- Scientist and artist: The man who discovered America [Josiah Whitney]; The man who sang basso profundo [Myron Whitney] -- The distaff side: The lady who would not conform [Anne Whitney]; The woman who reached for the stars [Mary Watson Whitney] -- The adventurers: The man who elected a president [William C. Whitney]; The man who knew the secret of the north pole [Harry Whitney] -- The modern Whitneys: The businessmen and their busy wives; The modern millionares; L'Envoi.
- ISBN
- 0679401342
- 9780679401346
- LCCN
- 76019001
- OCLC
- ocm02331784
- 2331784
- SCSB-103975
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library