Mark N Ozer

Broschiertes Buch

Massachusetts Avenue in the Gilded Age

Palaces & Privilege

Beschreibung

Welcome to Millionaire's Row, where the Gilded Age mansions and clubs of high society still exude a faded elegance. It was here that fiery Martha Wadsworth―avid sportswoman and social maven―and wealthy hostess Nellie Patterson mingled with the likes of famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell and miner-turned-millionaire Thomas Walsh. From the Union Station Plaza and Embassy Row to Dupont Circle and the Washington National Cathedral, author Mark N. Ozer examines the extant Beaux-Arts architecture of Massachusetts Avenue mansions and tells the tales of socialites and politicians who lived and played behind their grand façades.

Autor

Dr. Mark N. Ozer is a former professor of neurology at Georgetown University Medical School, and he currently holds the position of lecturer for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University. Dr. Ozer has self-published several books on the history of Washington, D.C. He remains active in the capital's history community as a member of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society; the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; the Organization of Oldest Inhabitants (of D.C.); the National Association of Olmsted Parks; and the McLean Gardens Community Association. Mark has also provided consultant services to the governments of Brazil, Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 134mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9781596299221
• ISBN-10: 1596299223
• Artikelnr.: 29385112