Entrée principale:

Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948.

Titre et auteur:

This was my Newport / by Maud Howe Elliott.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Mythology Company : A. Marshall Jones, 1944.
Cambridge, Mass. : University Press, Inc., [1944]
©1944

Description:

xxiv, 279 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (including frontispiece), facsimiles ; 24 cm

Notes:
Erratum slip at page 160 in late printings.
Includes index.
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part one : historical. As it was in the beginning ; The dawn of American art ; "How shall a man escape from his ancestors?" -- Part two : literary and artistic traditions. Lawton's valley ; A child remembers ; Oak Glen ; The town and country club ; Some Newport artists -- Part three : society. The social invasion ; The summer capital ; "By their works ..." -- Part four : sports. The birthplace of national championships ; The cradle of American sports -- Part five : naval and military. Early days of the army and navy ; Admirals all.

Sujet:

Manners and customs.
Newport (R.I.) Social life and customs.
Rhode Island Newport.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 226535
Cote: F89.N5 E4 1944
Statut: Disponible