Lewis Ginter: Richmond's Gilded Age Icon

Author:   Brian Burns
Publisher:   History Press
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9781609493806


Pages:   221
Publication Date:   21 July 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Lewis Ginter: Richmond's Gilded Age Icon


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"As a war hero, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Lewis Ginter was many things to Richmond. Performing integral missions for Stonewall""? Jackson and Robert E. Lee, Ginter was commended for gallantry on the battlefield and became affectionately known as the ""Fighting Commissary.""? After the war, Ginter was the first major marketer of the hand-rolled cigarette in America. He developed one of America's first streetcar suburbs and built the magnificent Jefferson Hotel, a symbol of Richmond's ambition and prosperity. But beyond the well-known history of this River City icon, there are many aspects of his personal and professional life that few know about. Join local writer Brian Burns as he delves into the hidden history of Ginter's extraordinary life to fill in the gaps between Ginter the man and Ginter the legend."""

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Author:   Brian Burns
Publisher:   History Press
Imprint:   History Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781609493806


ISBN 10:   160949380
Pages:   221
Publication Date:   21 July 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Brian Burns started his career in the 1980s as an advertising art director in North Carolina. In 1987, he moved to Richmond, where he enjoys a simpler life in writing and horticulture. His home is in the Bellevue district, one of the neighborhoods that Lewis Ginter and John Pope pioneered.

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