{"product_id":"traders-and-gentlefolk-the-livingstons-of-new-york-1675-1790-paperback","title":"Traders and Gentlefolk: The Livingstons of New York, 1675-1790 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia A. Kierner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding among their number a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of an ironworks, the Livingstons were a prominent family in the political, economic, and social life of colonial New York. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Cynthia Kierner vividly recreates the history of four generations of Livingstons and sheds new light on the development of both the elite ideology they represented and of the wider culture of early America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough New York's colonial elite have been considered self-interested political intriguers, Kierner contends that the Livingstons idealized gentility and public-spiritedness, industry and morality. She shows how New York's most successful traders became gentlefolk without abandoning their entrepreneurial values, how they forged a distinct culture, and how the Revolution ultimately occasioned the rejection of elite political authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraders and Gentlefolk\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the lives of four members of the family: Robert Livingston, a Scottish emigrant who, with his wife Alida Schuyler, attained substantial political influence and acquired Livingston Manor; their son Philip, whose outstanding commercial talents secured his descendants' financial security; Philip's son, William, an outspoken civic leader and energetic supporter of American independence; and Robert R. Livingston, a jurist and diplomat whose aristocratic temperament prevented him from playing a vital role in post-Revolutionary politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynthia A. Kierner is Professor of History at George Mason University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Household: Women's Place in the Early South, 1700-1835\u003c\/i\u003e, also from Cornell; \u003ci\u003eScandal at Bizarre: Rumor and Reputation in Jefferson's America\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary America\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Women in Revolution, 1776-1800: Personal and Political Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.96 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468510413053,"sku":"9780801476679","price":96.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RVlkOEN3Rk9LQXJKK1dHakFMVDg0UT09.webp?v=1777290289","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/traders-and-gentlefolk-the-livingstons-of-new-york-1675-1790-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}