A House Called Morven : : Its Role in American History, 1701-1954 - Revised Edition / / Alfred Hoyt Bill; ed. by Constance M. Greiff.

"Mr. Bill has brilliantly rendered the stately progress of life in and out of Morven through its two hundred and fifty years. He has brought history home to us as a warm and living thing."-Christian Science Monitor.Originally published in 1954.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest p...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1954
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:Revised
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 2029
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Physical Description:1 online resource (228 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Preface --
Contents --
Chapter I. By the "Light Within" and the "New Lights" --
Chapter II. "In a State of Splendor" --
Chapter III. "The End of All Perfection" --
Chapter IV. "Ye Stately Elms! And Lofty Cedars! Mourn" --
Chapter V. "The Old Duke" --
Chapter VI. Robert the Magnificent --
Chapter VII. "A Very Correct, High-Spirited Officer" --
Chapter VIII. "The Commodore Is Irresistible" --
Chapter IX. "The Old Order Changeth" --
The Architecture of Morven --
Bibliography --
Manuscript Sources --
Index
Summary:"Mr. Bill has brilliantly rendered the stately progress of life in and out of Morven through its two hundred and fifty years. He has brought history home to us as a warm and living thing."-Christian Science Monitor.Originally published in 1954.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400874682
9783110426847
9783110413489
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400874682
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Alfred Hoyt Bill; ed. by Constance M. Greiff.