Gilded Age Norfolk, Virginia: Tidewater Wealth, Industry and Propriety

By Jaclyn Spainhour

Book Overview

Norfolk's rise as a premier seaport brought with it an increase in power, wealth and industry in the nineteenth century. Local prominent families lived in exquisitely crafted homes and owned flourishing local businesses. Cobblestone lined the Freemason District and downtown streets. The area's elite participated in numerous social clubs, religious groups and philanthropic organizations. One family, the Hunters, lived so luxuriously that they became one of the most fashionable families in the city. Join author Jaclyn Spainhour as she explores Norfolk's social customs, cosmopolitan soir?es and more that truly embodied the Gilded Age.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467117706
• ISBN13: 9781467117708
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"