At the same time, they negotiated the era's increasing Jim Crow restrictions and, during precious hours off-duty, helped support families, churches, and the larger black community."--BOOK JACKET.

During the Gilded Age of the late 1880s to the 1910s - the era of Carnegie, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt - American millionaires demonstrated their prosperity through their elaborate homes. Maymont was the 100-acre country estate of Richmond-born financier James Henry Dooley and his wife Sallie May Dooley. Their opulent residence was completed in 1893. The Dooleys spent three decades filling its sumptuous interiors with treasures from around the world and establishing Maymont's magnificent gardens, landscape and architectural complex. The Dooleys bequeathed Maymont - completely intact - to the City of Richmond to be used as a public park and museum. Today it is an unusually complete example of a Gilded Age estate. This lavishly illustrated and elegantly designed volume welcomes the reader into this spectacular estate, appealing to visitors as well as all those fascinated in the history and grandeur of the Gilded Age in America. AUTHOR: Dale Wheary is the Curator/Director of Historical Collections and Programs at Maymont. SELLING POINTS: * Only book available on the Maymont Estate, which receives more than 500,000 visitors a year * Of interest to all those fascinated with Gilded Age architecture and interior furnishings 80 colour

Fully revised and updated, Hiking Waterfalls Virginia includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 50 of the most scenic waterfall hikes in the state. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls Virginia will take you through state and national parks, forests, monuments and wilderness areas, and from popular city parks to the most remote and secluded corners of the area to view the most spectacular waterfalls.