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George Peabody, a biography /
"International merchant and financier, benefactor of numerous philanthropies both in the United States and England, and the first American to be named an honorary citizen of the City of London, George Peabody never departed from the Puritan principles of industry, frugality, and humility by whi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Nashville :
Vanderbilt University Press,
1995.
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| Edición: | Rev. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- George Peabody
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- 1. Youth
- 2. Georgetown and Baltimore, 1815-1827
- 3. The International Scene, 1827-1837
- 4. Esther Elizabeth Hoppin, 1838-1839
- 5. The Fight against Repudiation, 1837-1843
- 6. Life and Work in London, 1843-1861
- 7. The Great Exhibitionand Anglo-American Trade, 1851
- 8. The First Peabody Institute and Growing Fame, 1852
- 9. The Morgan Partnership, 1854
- 10. The Sickles Affair, 1854-1855
- 11. Visit to the United States, 1856
- 12. Peabody Institute of Baltimore, February 12, 1857
- 13. The Panic and Recovery, 1857-1858
- 14. Origin of the Peabody Homes of London, 1862
- 15. The Beginning of the Civil War, 1860-1862
- 16. The Peabody Donation Fund: Homes for the Poor of London, March 12, 1862
- 17. Freedom of the City of London
- 18. Peabody's Concern with Science: Othniel Charles Marsh, 1862-1864
- 19. Retirement and a Letter from the Queen, 1864-1866
- 20. America Revisited and Baltimore Institute, 1866-1867
- 21. The Creation of the Peabody Education Fund, 1867
- 22. Return to England, 1867-1868
- 23. Last Visit to the United States, 1869
- 24. Death, November 4, 1869
- 25. George Peabody's Legacy
- George Peabody's Honors
- An Essay on Sources
- Sources of Extant Portraits, Photographs, and Illustrations
- Bibliography
- Index.