Four generations of the Potter Palmer family of Chicago emerge from the letters of Pauline, as she writes to her mother Mabel Blake Kohlsaat, wife of newspaper owner Herman H. Kohlsaat, during Pauline's days at boarding school, through her marriage to Potter Palmer II, and as a mother to their growing family, while they navigate America's privileged social stratum, as it is buffeted by the wars and economic and social changes of the 20th century. The letters for Vol. 2 cover a much broader span than Volume 1 - from 1891 ...
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Four generations of the Potter Palmer family of Chicago emerge from the letters of Pauline, as she writes to her mother Mabel Blake Kohlsaat, wife of newspaper owner Herman H. Kohlsaat, during Pauline's days at boarding school, through her marriage to Potter Palmer II, and as a mother to their growing family, while they navigate America's privileged social stratum, as it is buffeted by the wars and economic and social changes of the 20th century. The letters for Vol. 2 cover a much broader span than Volume 1 - from 1891 through 1937. Pauline relates boarding school experiences, episodes of her courtship and engagement, events in Bar Harbor, Maine, and Sarasota, Florida - as well as trips to Europe. With perspicacity and wit, she shows care and creativity in establishing several homes, in mothering her children, and helping shape the Art Institute of Chicago. - See more at: http: //...
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