George Peabody, A Biography

by Franklin Parker

Overview

A biography of George Peabody

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826512567
Publisher:	Vanderbilt University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.68(d)

Editorial Reviews

International merchant, financier, and benefactor of numerous philanthropies, George Peabody never departed from the Puritan principles of industry, frugality, and humility by which he was reared. In addition to an account of his considerable accomplishments, Parker provides a picture of the man--his broken engagement, his famous banquets, his troubles with gout, his distress over the Civil War--as well as the Victorian society in which he lived. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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