The Amiable Baltimoreans |
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Author:
| Beirne, Francis F. |
Series title: | Maryland Paperback Bookshelf Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-2513-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1984 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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The first umbrella in America and a Washington monument that predates the one in the nation's capital were raised in Baltimore. A renowned beauty of the city, Betsy Patterson, married Jerome Bonaparte, but was forbidden by her brother-in-law, Napoleon, from ever setting foot in France. A century later, Wallis Warfield, another Baltimorean, made ......
The first umbrella in America and a Washington monument that predates the one in the nation's capital were raised in Baltimore. A renowned beauty of the city, Betsy Patterson, married Jerome Bonaparte, but was forbidden by her brother-in-law, Napoleon, from ever setting foot in France. A century later, Wallis Warfield, another Baltimorean, made ......