The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, And a Dynasty by Jean Zimmerman, Jean Zimmerman
The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, And a Dynasty

Jean Zimmerman, Jean Zimmerman

The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, And a Dynasty

Jean Zimmerman, Jean Zimmerman

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"A tale of the American dream with a feminist twist."--Library Journal  Brash and ambitious, twenty-two-year old Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in Manhattan and promptly built an empire of trading ships, furs, and real estate—including all...

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