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She purchased a homestead allotment of her own from the Biscayne Bay Company—640 acres, including the site of the original fort—and went to work remodeling one of the original settlement structures into a home for herself and her two children.
Les Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
He was coauthor of a textbook, Principles of Zoology, his first American work, which went through sixteen editions
David McCullough • Brave Companions
Beyond Brooke: Brooke Astor and the Cause of Elder Justice
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Susan Cornelia Clarke Warren,
Natalie Dykstra • Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Eleanor quickly became the most popular girl in school. She excelled in French, German, and Italian, wrote superb essays, and made the first team in field hockey.
Jean Edward Smith • FDR
By summer Scott and Ernest were seeing more and more of each other, occasionally at the home of Gertrude Stein.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Allen Campbell and Dorothy Parker were there, recently married after living together during the preceding year, and
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Charles Marsh, as owner of the only district-wide organ of public opinion, was perhaps the individual in Johnson’s congressional district most important to his continuation in office. His love affair with Marsh’s lover was, in the words of a man familiar with the relationship, “taking one hell of a chance.” And, this man adds, “Knowing Lyndon, I co
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