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Henry F. Du Pont and Winterthur: A Daughter`s Portrait (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300070743)
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xWorld renowned for its vast woodland gardens, its 175-room house, and its unrivaled collection of American decorative arts, Winterthur in Delaware is today among the most beloved museums in the United States. In its earlier days Winterthur was the family home where Ruth du Pont Lord grew up and where her father, Henry F. du Pont (1880-1969), envisioned and then brought to fruition his great museum of Americana.
In this memoir, Ruth Lord engagingly describes the development of Henry F. du Pont from a shy, lonely child, a seemingly hopeless student who had bad times at school, to a man who went on to achieve singular distinction in three disparate fields--as art connoisseur, horticulturist, and eminent cattle breeder. Based on her personal experience, and on extraordinary family archives, the author provides a behind-the-scenes view of the legendary lifestyle of the du Pont family, brings to life other family members, including her brilliant mother and irrepressible aunt, Louise Crowninshield, and tells of her father's many additional activities, which culminated in his leadership role in Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration.
Author: Ruth Lord
ISBN-10: 0300070748
ISBN-13: 9780300070743
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/1999
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.41w x 0.99d
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/1999 pg. 1376
New York Times 04/11/1999 pg. 30
Library Journal 04/15/1999 pg. 108
New York Times 06/06/1999 pg. 39
New York Times 12/05/1999 pg. 90
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2000 pg. 65 - Recommended/Regional General
Publishers Weekly 03/15/1999
In this memoir, Ruth Lord engagingly describes the development of Henry F. du Pont from a shy, lonely child, a seemingly hopeless student who had bad times at school, to a man who went on to achieve singular distinction in three disparate fields--as art connoisseur, horticulturist, and eminent cattle breeder. Based on her personal experience, and on extraordinary family archives, the author provides a behind-the-scenes view of the legendary lifestyle of the du Pont family, brings to life other family members, including her brilliant mother and irrepressible aunt, Louise Crowninshield, and tells of her father's many additional activities, which culminated in his leadership role in Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration.
Author: Ruth Lord
ISBN-10: 0300070748
ISBN-13: 9780300070743
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/1999
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.41w x 0.99d
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/1999 pg. 1376
New York Times 04/11/1999 pg. 30
Library Journal 04/15/1999 pg. 108
New York Times 06/06/1999 pg. 39
New York Times 12/05/1999 pg. 90
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2000 pg. 65 - Recommended/Regional General
Publishers Weekly 03/15/1999
By Ruth Lord
xRuth Lord, the younger daughter of Henry F. du Pont, spent much of her childhood at Winterthur. She is a research affiliate of the Child Study Center, Yale University, and a co-author of When Home Is No Haven: A Casebook of Child Placement Issues, published by Yale University Press.
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