| Massachusetts Avenue in the Gilded Age: Palaces & Privilege Contributor(s): Ozer, Mark N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540204723 ISBN-13: 9781540204721 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 19th Century - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 975.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Locality - Washington, D.C. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 facades." |
Contributor Bio(s): Ozer, Mark N.: - 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. |