The Women of the House
Download or Read eBook The Women of the House PDF written by Jean Zimmerman and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2007-07-09 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jean Zimmerman |
| Publisher | : Mariner Books |
| Total Pages | : 399 |
| Release | : 2007-07-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0156032244 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780156032247 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Women of the House by : Jean Zimmerman
Book excerpt: A portrait of an ambitious seventeenth-century woman merchant documents how Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse built a trading empire in New Amsterdam while managing a home that included her five children, describing how she and her female descendants transformed her storeroom into the Philipse Manor Hall and enjoyed prestige until the Revolution. Reprint.
