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Mount Vernon
In this captivating history, Paul Wilstach takes readers on a tour of Mount Vernon, the sprawling Virginia estate of George Washington. From its early days as a simple farmhouse to its transformation into a grand mansion, Wilstach chronicles the many changes that Mount Vernon underwent during Washington's lifetime and beyond. Along the way, readers will learn about the man behind the myth and gain a better understanding of his enduring legacy as a patriot, statesman, and visionary leader. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Richard Mansfield
This is a biography of Richard Mansfield, an actor was born in Germany but spent his career on stage in London and the United States. He was best known for his performances in Shakespearean plays, Gilbert and Sullivan operas and for his portrayal of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Saving Monticello
The complete history of Thomas Jefferson's iconic American home, Monticello, and how it was not only saved after Jefferson's death, but ultimately made into a National Historic Landmark. When Thomas Jefferson died on the Fourth of July 1826, he was more than $100,000 in debt. Forced to sell thousands of acres of his lands and nearly all of his furniture and artwork, in 1831 his heirs bid a final goodbye to Monticello itself. The house their illustrious patriarch had lovingly designed in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, his beloved "essay in architecture," was sold to the highest bidder. So how did it become the national landmark it is today? Saving Monticello offers the first complete p...
The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories
This is an absorbing collection of the most beloved stories of Vaughn Kester, an American novelist, and journalist. These short stories were collected from various magazines and published posthumously. Two stories in this volume, "Mr. Feeny's Social Experiment" and "The Hand of the Mighty, " are of special interest for their partially socialistic criticisms of capitalism. Kester is an influential figure in the history of early twentieth-century American literature who gave life to native characters and portrayed a lifelike image.
Along the Pyrenees
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