| Description |
xiv, 230 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Rockefeller Family Tree -- McCormick Family Tree -- Growing Up Rockefeller, 1872-88 -- The Prince of McCormick Reaper, 1888-95 -- Trickle Down Edith, 1896-99 -- The Show Must Go On, 1900-1904 -- Dangers, 1905-10 -- Grand Causes, 1909-11 -- Trying to Stay Sane, 1911-13 -- A New Father Figure, 1913-14 -- In for the Long Haul, 1915-16 -- Psychological Club, 1916-17 -- A Family in Tatters, 1917-20 -- Trying to Find a Way Home, 1919-21 -- On Her Own, 1921-22 -- A Year in the Life, 1922-23 -- Partnership, 1921-25 -- Elder Stateswoman, 1925-28 -- Full Steam Ahead, Blindly, 1926-28 -- Disaster, 1928-32 -- Death, 1932 -- Aftermath, 1932 -- Legacy. |
| Summary |
"Daughter of the oil titan and wife of the the son of the Reaper King, Edith Rockefeller McCormick was a woman wronged, left to fend for herself in the face of bankruptcy and cancer."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
McCormick, Edith Rockefeller, 1872-1932.
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Art patrons -- United States -- Biography.
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McCormick, Harold F. (Harold Fowler), 1872-1941.
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Socialites -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.
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McCormick family -- Art patronage.
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Rockefeller family.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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McCormick, Edith Rockefeller, 1872-1932. (OCoLC)fst00339571
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McCormick family. (OCoLC)fst00212226
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McCormick, Harold F. (Harold Fowler), 1872-1941. (OCoLC)fst01968913
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Rockefeller family. (OCoLC)fst00214542
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Art patronage. (OCoLC)fst00815756
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Art patrons. (OCoLC)fst00815762
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Philanthropists. (OCoLC)fst01060593
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Socialites. (OCoLC)fst01123767
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Illinois -- Chicago.
(OCoLC)fst01204048
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ross, Andrea Friederici, 1965- Edith First. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020] 9780809337910 (DLC) 2019049344 |
| ISBN |
9780809337903 hardcover |
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0809337908 hardcover |
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9780809337910 electronic book |
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