{"product_id":"pinchots-book-david-s-patterson-9781620069509","title":"The Pinchots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn America's Gilded Age, successful families forged self-made and powerful aristocracies, but history slighted a wealthy, influential family dynasty: the Pinchots. Outstandingly different from these and other business titans, this family is long overdue for recognition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a broad historical sweep, this book focuses on three generations of Pinchots. The Pinchot family members propounded a set of values in serving the public good that went beyond economic success, and they championed many political and social reforms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe star is Gifford Pinchot, America's first professionally trained forester, a central figure of the early environmental movement, Theodore Roosevelt's closest confidant, and twice-elected governor of Pennsylvania. Also brought to life in these pages are Gifford's father James Pinchot with his Franco-American cultural initiatives; his supportive mother Mary; his brother Amos, a gifted writer and activist for civil liberties and peace; and his sister Nettie, a noted humanitarian during the Great War. The last part of the book gives special attention to the turbulent lives of Amos's three beautiful daughters, Rosamond, Mary, and Tony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso woven into the storyline are the relationships between several Pinchots and the Roosevelts and later the Kennedys. \u003cem\u003eThe Pinchots\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential read for anyone interested in citizen activism and the nation's extraordinary transformation, culturally and politically, from the Civil War era to modern America. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51040070402321,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51040073154833,"sku":"NIN9781620069509","price":29.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51689540878609,"sku":"CIN1620069504G","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52670998184209,"sku":"NLS9781620069509","price":33.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1620069504.jpg?v=1750960230","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/pinchots-book-david-s-patterson-9781620069509","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}