Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910
Title | Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Sinkler Whaley LeClercq |
Publisher | Univ of South Carolina Press |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2012-11-26 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1611172101 |
The international adventures of a southern widow turned patron of historical discovery Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 is a travelogue of captivating episodes in exotic lands as experienced by an intrepid American aristocrat and her son at the dawn of the twentieth century. A member of the prominent Sinkler family of Charleston and Philadelphia, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sinkler married into Philadelphia's wealthy Coxe family in 1870. Widowed just three years later, she dedicated herself to a lifelong pursuit of philanthropy, intellectual endeavor, and extensive travel. Heeding the call of their dauntless adventuresome spirits, Lizzie and her son, Eckley, set sail in 1890 on a series of odysseys that took them from the United States to Cairo, Luxor, Khartoum, Algiers, Istanbul, Naples, Vichy, and Athens. The Coxes not only visited the sites and monuments of ancient civilizations but also participated in digs, funded entire expeditions, and ultimately subsidized the creation of the Coxe Wing of Ancient History at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. A prolific correspondent, Lizzie conscientiously recorded her adventures abroad in lively prose that captures the surreal exhilarations and harsh realities of traversing the known and barely known worlds of Africa and the Middle East. She journeyed through foreign lands with various nieces in tow to expose them to the educational and social benefits of the Grand Tour. Her letters and recollections are complemented by numerous photographs and several original watercolor paintings.
The Sphinx That Traveled to Philadelphia
Title | The Sphinx That Traveled to Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | Josef Wegner |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2015-09-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1934536776 |
Written to celebrate the centennial of the Sphinx's arrival in Philadelphia, The Sphinx That Traveled to Philadelphia tells the fascinating story of the colossal sphinx that is a highlight of the Penn Museum's Egyptian galleries and an iconic object for the Museum as a whole. The narrative covers the original excavations and archaeological history of the Sphinx, how it came to Philadelphia, and the unexpected ways in which the Sphinx's story intersects with the history of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Museum just before World War I. The book features ample illustrations—photographs, letters, newspaper stories, postcards, maps, and drawings—drawn largely from the extensive materials in the Museum Archives. Images of related artifacts in the Penn Museum's Egyptian collection and other objects from the Egyptian, Near East, and Mediterranean Sections (many not on view and some never before published), as well as pieces in museums in the United States, Europe, and Egypt, place the story of the Penn Museum Sphinx in a wider context. The writing style is informal and text is woven around the graphics that form the backbone of the narrative. The book is designed to be of interest to a wide audience of adult readers but accessible and engaging to younger readers as well.
The British National Bibliography
Title | The British National Bibliography PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur James Wells |
Publisher | |
Pages | 870 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Bibliography, National |
ISBN |
New Books on Women and Feminism
Title | New Books on Women and Feminism PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Feminism |
ISBN |
A Dowling Family of the South.
Title | A Dowling Family of the South. PDF eBook |
Author | R a 1922- Dowling |
Publisher | Hassell Street Press |
Pages | 502 |
Release | 2021-09-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781014019486 |
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Black Surgeons and Surgery in America
Title | Black Surgeons and Surgery in America PDF eBook |
Author | Don K. Nakayama |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021-10-22 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781736921210 |
The Descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912
Title | The Descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912 PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Lyon Miller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 1912 |
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