| Deep Family: Four Centuries of American Originals and Southern Eccentrics Contributor(s): Read, Dallas (Author), Read, Nicholas Cabell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1588381781 ISBN-13: 9781588381781 Publisher: NewSouth Books OUR PRICE: $32.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Deep Family chronicles several generations of an interesting and well-known Southern family. The title comes from a servant who had been with the family so long that he had become part of the family. When he presided over a post-funeral family dinner, he remarked that "all de deep family be here." The three "deep families"--the Craiks, Baldwins, and Reads--in this book go back to pre-Revolutionary times. Dr. James Craik was Revolutionary War Surgeon General and was George Washington's "best" friend; Dr. William O. Baldwin was a close friend of William Lowndes Yancey; the first Nicholas Cabell Read escaped execution in Mexico after the fall of Maxmilian by beating it "for the States, with his parrot on his shoulder and some gold pieces in his pocket"; to cite just a few examples. The family included revolutionaries, Confederates, Communists, diplomats, journalists, artists, grande dames, and eccentrics. This book will combine history, gossip, and personal lore in a ripping good read. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005004864 |
| Physical Information: 1.39" H x 7.62" W x 9.25" (2.05 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: Deep Family chronicles several generations of the famous Read, Baldwin, and Craik families of Montgomery, Alabama. Dubbed the "deep family" by a black servant--who himself became part of the family, long before blacks and whites had equal rights--the dynamic personalities in this volume stretch from the American Revolution to World War II and beyond. Many Montgomerians will still remember the legendary Hazel Hedge, the gorgeous family estate and site of famous Montgomery parties, or will have heard tales of this family that included revolutionaries, Confederates, communists, diplomats, journalists, artists, grande dames, and eccentrics. Readers not from Montgomery will wish that they were. Brimming with colorful cameos--from George Washington to William Lowndes Yancey to Greta Garbo to Rosa Parks--Deep Family combines history, gossip, name-dropping, and personal lore in a scandalous, ripping good read. |
Contributor Bio(s): Read, Nicholas Cabell: - The late filmmaker Nicholas Cabell Read and his wife, the writer Dallas Read, were collaborators on many interesting projects on most of the continents of the world. Mrs. Read, now in her nineties, lives and writes in Bethesda, Maryland. |