[ebooks] Elinor Fry: A Legacy of Dance in Richmond by Paul N. Herbert in Arts-Photography

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During the Gilded Age; Dupont Circle was Washingtons undisputed center of wealth; power and status. Over twenty years; it evolved from small farms and an overrun city cemetery to a community of grand homes for societys elite. Residents included future president William Taft; inventor Alexander Graham Bell; newspaper publisher Cissy Patterson and many more. From the intimate dinners and receptions of the Cave Dwellers to the lavish balls of Mary Townsend and others in the "smart set;" Dupont Circle marked each social season in the capital. Satirized in Mark Twains novel "The Gilded Age;" the nouveau riche lifestyle of Dupont Circle was fodder for newspaper celebrity gossip. Author Stephen Hansen brings to life the intriguing history of Washingtons famed Dupont Circle.