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Pendleton Family Genealogy
A collection of correspondence pertaining to the genealogy of the Pendleton family, descended from Major Brian Pendleton. The correspondence was sent to Cyrus Pendleton from a number of family members. Among those writing most often were Everett Hall Pendleton, Charles H. Pendleton, and George Pendleton. Everett Pendleton compiled and published the family's history, and received much assistance from Cyrus Pendleton and Charles H. Pendleton. There are also letters in the collection written by Cyrus Pendleton's sister, Jane, while she was living in Natchez, Mississippi.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
The Wreck of the San Francisco
On December 22, 1853, a new steamship left New York on its maiden voyage. The San Francisco--perhaps the finest ocean-going vessel of its time--had been chartered by the U.S. Government to transport the U.S. Army's Third Artillery Regiment to the Pacific Coast. Two days out, the ship ran into one of the great hurricanes of maritime history. Sails and stacks were blown away, the engine was wrecked and scores of people were washed overboard, as the men frantically worked the pumps to keep afloat. A few days later, cholera broke out. After two weeks adrift, the survivors were rescued by three ships. The nightmare was not over. Two of the vessels, damaged by the storm, were in no position to take on passengers. Provisions ran out. Fighting thirst, starvation, disease and mutiny, survivors barely made it back. Then came the aftermath--accusations, denials, revelations of government ineptitude and negligence, and a cover-up.
The Importance of Being Furnished
Enter the private world of four New England bachelors, men who transformed their homes - now all public museums - into personal artistic statements. Exploring the lives of four bachelor designers, The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home invites readers into the private worlds they created. Spanning the Gilded to the Jazz Age, these fascinating interiors not only reflect the intimate lives of their owners – men whose personal stories have, until now, remained in the shadows – but they serve as monuments to the Queer shaping of the American home as we know it today. Meet Charles Leonard Pendleton, (1846-1904), the reclusive gambler who built one of the greatest furniture ...
Genealogies in the Library of Congress
Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.
The Letters of Margaret Fuller
This single-volume selection of the letters of Margaret Fuller invites acquaintance with a great American thinker of the Transcendentalist circle.
The Great Migration
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