
Lewis Ginter
Richmond's Gilded Age Icon
Brian Burns(Author)
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published on 4. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-60949-380-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60949-380-6 (9781609493806)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
08/2011
The History Press
€18.99
Available for download
Person
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.