The Court Circles of the Republic
Author | : E. F. Ellet |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 2018-03-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 0365220256 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780365220251 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Court Circles of the Republic written by E. F. Ellet and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Court Circles of the Republic: Or the Beauties and Celebrities of the Nation The two great Parties - The ividow Skelton - The Musical Court ship - The Bridal Festivities - The Snowstorm - Jefferson's Equipage - Fashions in Dress - The Inauguration7 - Absence Of Court Ceremony - Vain Protest of Ladies against the abolition of Levees - Social Etiquette - Complaint of the British Minister of uncivil Treatment - Tom Moore's Indignation and Abuse of Americans - Barr's Treason - The President's Courtesy - The Old Man at the Ferry - The Kentuckian won over - Josiah Quincy's Experiences - Why the Barbers were Federalists Personal Appearance of Jefferson and Madison - Hospitality at Monticello Country Gentleman Style of Living - Domestic Life of the ex-president - Illustrativc Anecdotes - Death of Jef forson - Interesting Case of Virginia Murray - Character of John Randolph - His Declamation and piquant ivit - The Irishman who sought his Acquaintance - Amusing Anecdotes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.