The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, and a Dynasty - Hardcover

Zimmerman, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 015101065X ISBN 13: 9780151010653

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Synopsis

The Women of the House The remarkable Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in New Amsterdam from Holland in 1659, and promptly built an empire of trading ships, furs, and real estate. Zimmerman deftly traces the astonishing rise of Margaret and the Philipse women who followed her.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN OF THE HOUSE"Ms. Zimmerman is a vivid writer . . . The way the world of colonial America looked, smelled, and sounded is beautifully evoked and based on extensive and shrewd historical research . . . Zimmerman s sumptuous descriptions of social history and environment never flag."THE NEW YORK SUN"

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN OF THE HOUSE
"Ms. Zimmerman is a vivid writer . . . The way the world of colonial America looked, smelled, and sounded is beautifully evoked and based on extensive and shrewd historical research . . . Zimmerman s sumptuous descriptions of social history and environment never flag." THE NEW YORK SUN"

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN OF THE HOUSE
"Ms. Zimmerman is a vivid writer . . . The way the world of colonial America looked, smelled, and sounded is beautifully evoked and based on extensive and shrewd historical research . . . Zimmerman s sumptuous descriptions of social history and environment never flag." THE NEW YORK SUN"

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN OF THE HOUSE

"Ms. Zimmerman is a vivid writer . . . The way the world of colonial America looked, smelled, and sounded is beautifully evoked and based on extensive and shrewd historical research . . . Zimmerman's sumptuous descriptions of social history and environment never flag."--THE NEW YORK SUN

From the Back Cover:

"A tale of the American dream with a feminist twist."--Library Journal
Brash and ambitious, twenty-two-year old Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in Manhattan and promptly built an empire of trading ships, furs, and real estate including all of today s Westchester County. She became the wealthiest woman on the Hudson while raising five children and keeping a spotless linen closet. And she did all this in 1659.
Here is the captivating story of a dynasty of powerful, courageous women and the house they built from storehouse to mansion.
"Lively and informative . . . with extraordinary research and energetic writing."--BookPage
JEAN ZIMMERMAN is the author of four books, including Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth. She lives just north of Philipse Manor Hall in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York."

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 015101065X
• ISBN 13: 9780151010653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 399