Stately homes in America : from colonial times to the present day (1903)
Desmond, Harry W. (Harry William), 1863-1913, Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930 · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 222
organization that the great Americanfortunes were produced. Many of them originated in theyears immediately succeeding the war. Until that periodwealthy Americans derived their money for the most partfrom commerce. Like their colonial predecessors they were generally mer-chants. Money made in trade… … THE GREATER MODERN RESIDENCE had not become a very prevalent source of wealth. Exceptin the case of John Jacob Astor and a few others, the fortunesthat preceded the Civil War were not very large. As inEurope, the amount of wealth that had been accumulated hadnot run much ahead of its possessors…
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