Lewis Ginter
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A biography of the nineteenth-century influential Richmond businessman.
As a Confederate 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.
"By using many original sources, [Burns] writes of details of Ginter's life that even longtime Richmond-history buffs may not know." - Richmond Times-DispatchMore details
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- Intro
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Ascent
- An Appetite for Success
- Entering Richmond Society
- Offering a Rich Display of Fancy Goods
- A Marketing Virtuoso Finds Wealth
- Tensions between North and South
- 1860: Peak Prosperity, Cliff's Edge
- 2. War
- The Resounding First Shot
- A Gentleman's Path to Army Life
- The Fighting Commissary
- The Long and Bloody Fight
- Confronting Monumental Odds
- The Anarchy of Evacuation Sunday
- Final Curtain at Appomattox
- A Devastating Return to the Fallen City
- 3. Renewal
- Cleanup and Reconstruction: The New Fight
- Rising to the Occasion
- Banking on Wall Street
- Black Friday
- A New Alliance in the Tobacco Trade
- The Prodigal Return to Richmond
- The Little Tobacco Factory on Franklin Street
- 4. Wealth
- Proffering the Fashionable New Smoke
- The Allen & Ginter Brand
- An Eye to Mechanization
- Civic Engagement and Philanthropy
- Gusto for Life
- Distinction in the New South Economy
- Championing the New Newspaper
- Forging the Richmond Locomotive & Machine Works
- An Auspicious Voyage around the World
- The Bloomingdale Stock Farm Comes Alive
- The New Confederation: American Tobacco
- 5. Beauty
- The New Westbrook Gleams
- Franklin Street Mansion: The Social Center of the City
- Envisioning Gracious Suburbs
- Transfiguring the Brook Turnpike
- Memorializing the Quintessential War Hero
- Beautification Campaign Rudely Interrupted
- Laying Out Richmond's Finest Roads and Avenues
- Furnishing a Home for the Deep Run Hunt Club
- Ushering in Streetcar Service
- A New Domain for Union Theological Seminary
- Constructing the Lakeside Wheel Club
- The Brilliant Creation, Lakeside Park
- Ginter's Tour de Force: The Magnificent, Legendary Hotel
- 6. Departure
- Helping Found the University College of Medicine
- A Joyous Celebration for the Divine
- The Tireless and Compassionate John Pope
- Pope and Tragedy
- Struggling to Move Onward
- Requiem for the Major
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Author
