News
Events
Blogs
Robert Morris's folly : the architectural and financial failures of an American founder
"In 1798 Robert Morris-"financier of the American Revolution," confidant of George Washington, former U.S. senator-plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtors' prison and public contempt. How could one of the richest men in the United States, one of only two Founde...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2014]
|
| Subjects and Genres: | |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| LEADER | 04207cam a2200469 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | marc-300414 | ||
| 005 | 20231017135347.0 | ||
| 008 | 140131s2014 ctuab b 001 0beng | ||
| 010 | |a 2014003765 | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 016713672 |2 Uk | |
| 020 | |a 9780300196047 (hardback) | ||
| 020 | |a 0300196040 (hardback) | ||
| 035 | |a (franklin)9978844646103681 | ||
| 035 | |a (hsp)marc-300414 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)ocn862098358 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)862098358 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d BTCTA |d BDX |d ERASA |d UKMGB |d YDXCP |d GVA |d TLE |d CDX | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 043 | |a n-us--- |a n-us-pa | ||
| 049 | |a QQRA | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a E302.6.M8 |b S58 2014 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Smith, Ryan K. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Robert Morris's folly : |b the architectural and financial failures of an American founder |c Ryan K. Smith |
| 264 | 1 | |a New Haven : |b Yale University Press, |c [2014] | |
| 300 | |a 346 pages : |b illustrations, map ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 541 | 0 | |c Transfer; |a from Rights and Reproductions; |d 10/23/2014 | |
| 590 | |a HSP credit line -- Graphics: 1)Portrait, Robert Morris by Bass Otis and Thomas Sully, 1824 (DAMS 9842), Phillip Wallace photographic negatives [V45], page 5; 2) Cartoon, "What ye think of Congress Now, A View of Congress on the Road to Philadelphia" (DAMS 1476), [Ba 612 W556], page 19; 3) Watercolor, "Residence of Washington in High Street" by William L. Breton (DAMS 9843), [Bb 862 B756 9], page 28; 4)Watercolor, "Robert Morris' Seat on Schuylkill" (DAMS 9844), [Bd 61 P28], page 46; 5) Plan of lots divided on Robert Morris' Chestnut Street block, May 11, 1801 (DAMS 9845), Reed and Forde papers [0541], box 24, page 188; 6) Promissory note, Robert Morris to John Nicholson, June 2, 1795 (DAMS 10284), Society Small collection [0250B], box 24, folder 19, page 112; 7)Portrait, Robert Morris by Gilbert Stuart (DAMS 10277), Society Portrait collection [V88], page 114; 8) Portrait, Mrs. Robert [Mary] Morris by Gilbert Stuart (DAMS 10279), Society Portrait collection [V88], page 114. | ||
| 520 | |a "In 1798 Robert Morris-"financier of the American Revolution," confidant of George Washington, former U.S. senator-plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtors' prison and public contempt. How could one of the richest men in the United States, one of only two Founders who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, suffer such a downfall? This book examines for the first time the fabulously extravagant Philadelphia townhouse Robert Morris built and its role in bringing about his ruin. Part biography, part architectural history, the book recounts Morris's wild successes as a merchant, his recklessness as a land speculator, and his unrestrained passion in building his palatial, doomed mansion, once hailed as the grandest and most expensive private building in the United States but later known as "Morris's Folly." Setting Morris's tale in the context of the nation's founding, this volume refocuses attention on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure while also illuminating the origins of America's ongoing, ambivalent attitudes toward the superwealthy and their sensational excesses"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-335) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a His capital -- His family -- His family -- His plans -- His house -- His architect -- His folly -- His entreaties -- His ruins -- His release. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Morris, Robert, |d 1734-1806 |x Finance, Personal. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Morris, Robert, |d 1734-1806 |x Homes and haunts |z Pennsylvania |z Philadelphia. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Founding Fathers of the United States |x Finance, Personal. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Founding Fathers of the United States |x Homes and haunts |z Pennsylvania |z Philadelphia. | |
| 852 | 0 | 0 | |a Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Closed Stacks |h E 302.6 .M8 S58 2014 |t 1 |
| 911 | |a 283552 | ||
| 994 | |a C0 |b QQR | ||
| HLD | 0 | |b HSPLib |c hspclosed |h E 302.6 .M8 S58 2014 |8 22707743450003681 | |
| ITM | |r 22707743450003681 |b 1 |h 0 |g hspclosed |e hspclosed |8 23707743440003681 |a non-circ |q 2022-07-08 10:35:17 US/Eastern |i E 302.6 .M8 S58 2014 |d HSPLib |f HSPLib | ||