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3277363Love, Fiercelyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/love-fiercely-9780547760513/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3448852/c02d44dc-193a-47f2-8e5d-a0bef0de0fa1.jpg?v=638385389255370000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3446282/c02d44dc-193a-47f2-8e5d-a0bef0de0fa1.jpg?v=638385385787730000242314MXNHoughton Mifflin HarcourtInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The true story of the New York society couple portrayed in the John Singer Sargent paintingan architect and an heiress who became passionate reformers</strong>.</p><p>Contemporaries of the Astors and Vanderbilts, they grew up together along the shores of bucolic Staten Island, linked by privilegeher grandparents built the worlds fastest clipper ship, while his family owned most of Murray Hill. Theirs was a world filled with mansions, balls, summer homes, and extended European vacations. This fascinating biography re-creates the glittering world of Edith Minturn and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokesand reveals how their love for each other was matched by their dedication to others.</p><p>Newton became a passionate preserver of New York history and published the finest collection of Manhattan maps and views in a six-volume series. Edith became the face of the age when Daniel Chester French sculpted her for Chicagos Columbian Exposition, a colossus intended to match the Statue of Libertys grandeur. But beyond their life of prominence and prestige, Edith and Newton battled together on behalf of New Yorks poor and powerlessand through it all, sustained a strong-rooted marriage.</p><p>From the splendid cottages of the Berkshires to the salons of 1890s Paris, <em>Love, Fiercely</em> tells the real-life story behind <em>Mr. and Mrs. I .N. 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Theirs was a world filled with mansions, balls, summer homes, and extended European vacations. This fascinating biography re-creates the glittering world of Edith Minturn and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokesand reveals how their love for each other was matched by their dedication to others.</p><p>Newton became a passionate preserver of New York history and published the finest collection of Manhattan maps and views in a six-volume series. Edith became the face of the age when Daniel Chester French sculpted her for Chicagos Columbian Exposition, a colossus intended to match the Statue of Libertys grandeur. But beyond their life of prominence and prestige, Edith and Newton battled together on behalf of New Yorks poor and powerlessand through it all, sustained a strong-rooted marriage.</p><p>From the splendid cottages of the Berkshires to the salons of 1890s Paris, <em>Love, Fiercely</em> tells the real-life story behind <em>Mr. and Mrs. I .N. Phelps Stokes</em>one of the Gilded Ages most famous works of art.</p><p>With an impressive amount of research behind every page, Zimmerman manages to capture the sweeping drama of the turn of the century as well as the compelling story of a couple who knew how to love, fiercely. Her superb pacing and gripping narrative will appeal to all who enjoy history, biography, and real-life romance. <em>Library Journal</em></p>(*_*)9780547760513_<p><strong>The true story of the New York society couple portrayed in the John Singer Sargent paintingan architect and an heiress who became passionate reformers</strong>.</p><p>Contemporaries of the Astors and Vanderbilts, they grew up together along the shores of bucolic Staten Island, linked by privilegeher grandparents built the worlds fastest clipper ship, while his family owned most of Murray Hill. Theirs was a world filled with mansions, balls, summer homes, and extended European vacations. This fascinating biography re-creates the glittering world of Edith Minturn and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokesand reveals how their love for each other was matched by their dedication to others.</p><p>Newton became a passionate preserver of New York history and published the finest collection of Manhattan maps and views in a six-volume series. Edith became the face of the age when Daniel Chester French sculpted her for Chicagos Columbian Exposition, a colossus intended to match the Statue of Libertys grandeur. But beyond their life of prominence and prestige, Edith and Newton battled together on behalf of New Yorks poor and powerlessand through it all, sustained a strong-rooted marriage.</p><p>From the splendid cottages of the Berkshires to the salons of 1890s Paris, <em>Love, Fiercely</em> tells the real-life story behind <em>Mr. and Mrs. I .N. Phelps Stokes</em>one of the Gilded Ages most famous works of art.</p><p>With an impressive amount of research behind every page, Zimmerman manages to capture the sweeping drama of the turn of the century as well as the compelling story of a couple who knew how to love, fiercely. Her superb pacing and gripping narrative will appeal to all who enjoy history, biography, and real-life romance. <em>Library Journal</em></p>...(*_*)9780547760513_<p><strong>The true story of the New York society couple portrayed in the John Singer Sargent paintingan architect and an heiress who became passionate reformers</strong>.</p><p>Contemporaries of the Astors and Vanderbilts, they grew up together along the shores of bucolic Staten Island, linked by privilegeher grandparents built the worlds fastest clipper ship, while his family owned most of Murray Hill. Theirs was a world filled with mansions, balls, summer homes, and extended European vacations. 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Phelps Stokes</em>one of the Gilded Ages most famous works of art.</p><p>"With an impressive amount of research behind every page, Zimmerman manages to capture the sweeping drama of the turn of the century as well as the compelling story of a couple who knew how to love, fiercely. Her superb pacing and gripping narrative will appeal to all who enjoy history, biography, and real-life romance." <em>Library Journal</em></p>...9780547760513_Houghton Mifflin Harcourtlibro_electonico_30206ea0-040d-33d1-bc12-4a6023414ca7_9780547760513;9780547760513_9780547760513Jean ZimmermanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-7e4373cd-2d5d-4d95-9440-628abdcdf1d8.epub2018-06-01T00:00:00+00:00Houghton Mifflin Harcourt