Traders and Gentlefolk : : The Livingstons of New York, 1675-1790 / / Cynthia A. Kierner.
Including among their number a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of an ironworks, the Livingstons were a prominent family in the political, economic, and social life of colonial New York. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Cynthia Kierner vividly recreates the history of fou...
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Kierner, Cynthia A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Traders and Gentlefolk : The Livingstons of New York, 1675-1790 / Cynthia A. Kierner. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018] ©2010 1 online resource (304 p.) : 4 maps, 5 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Politics for Profit -- 2. The Family Business -- 3. The Family Land -- 4. Useful Gentlefolk -- 5. Politics and Principles -- 6. Aristocratic Republicans -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Livingston Genealogy -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Including among their number a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of an ironworks, the Livingstons were a prominent family in the political, economic, and social life of colonial New York. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Cynthia Kierner vividly recreates the history of four generations of Livingstons and sheds new light on the development of both the elite ideology they represented and of the wider culture of early America.Although New York's colonial elite have been considered self-interested political intriguers, Kierner contends that the Livingstons idealized gentility and public-spiritedness, industry and morality. She shows how New York's most successful traders became gentlefolk without abandoning their entrepreneurial values, how they forged a distinct culture, and how the Revolution ultimately occasioned the rejection of elite political authority.Traders and Gentlefolk focuses on the lives of four members of the family: Robert Livingston, a Scottish emigrant who, with his wife Alida Schuyler, attained substantial political influence and acquired Livingston Manor; their son Philip, whose outstanding commercial talents secured his descendants' financial security; Philip's son, William, an outspoken civic leader and energetic supporter of American independence; and Robert R. Livingston, a jurist and diplomat whose aristocratic temperament prevented him from playing a vital role in post-Revolutionary politics. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Elite (Social sciences) New York (State) History 17th century. Elite (Social sciences) New York (State) History 18th century. Gentry New York (State) History 17th century. Gentry New York (State) History 18th century. Merchants New York (State) History 17th century. Merchants New York (State) History 18th century. Biography & Autobiography. New York History. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA). bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801426384 https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731532 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501731532 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501731532/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Politics for Profit -- 2. The Family Business -- 3. The Family Land -- 4. Useful Gentlefolk -- 5. Politics and Principles -- 6. Aristocratic Republicans -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Livingston Genealogy -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index |
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