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Bunny Mellon : the life of an American style legend, Meryl Gordon

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"A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's family, author Meryl Gordon received access to thousands of pages of her letters, diaries and appointment calendars and has interviewed more than 175 people to capture the spirit of this talented American original"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 516 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
Note
All illustrations by Bunny Mellon
Contents
  • President Kennedy has a request
  • Fifty summers later
  • The auction of the decade
  • Childhood treasures: a bottle and a book
  • The making of a young gardener
  • Tally-ho in Virginia
  • The debutante dances through the Depression
  • A courteous girl and a thorough gentleman
  • Paul Mellon's rebellion
  • The war years
  • Millions of reasons to remarry
  • The best-dressed list
  • A constant gardener
  • The best friends
  • A rose by any other name
  • November 22, 1963
  • Carrying on
  • 1968
  • Paul and Bunny in love--with others
  • The spending of a robber baron fortune
  • The book stops here
  • Entertaining the royals (again)
  • Exits and entrances
  • Enduring the unendurable
  • A perilous political affair
  • The FBI makes house calls
  • Everything should be noticed
Isbn
9781455588732
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Bunny Mellon : the life of an American style legend
Title
Bunny Mellon
Title remainder
the life of an American style legend
Statement of responsibility
Meryl Gordon
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's family, author Meryl Gordon received access to thousands of pages of her letters, diaries and appointment calendars and has interviewed more than 175 people to capture the spirit of this talented American original"--
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Provided by publisher
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Gordon, Meryl
Dewey number
361.7/4092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
CT275.M469122
LC item number
G67 2017eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mellon, Paul
  • Upper class women
  • Gardeners
  • Women gardeners
  • Philanthropists
  • Women philanthropists
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous
  • HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
  • Mellon, Paul
  • Gardeners
  • Philanthropists
  • Upper class women
  • Women gardeners
  • Women philanthropists
  • United States
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
Label
Bunny Mellon : the life of an American style legend, Meryl Gordon
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
All illustrations by Bunny Mellon
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-497) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
President Kennedy has a request -- Fifty summers later -- The auction of the decade -- Childhood treasures: a bottle and a book -- The making of a young gardener -- Tally-ho in Virginia -- The debutante dances through the Depression -- A courteous girl and a thorough gentleman -- Paul Mellon's rebellion -- The war years -- Millions of reasons to remarry -- The best-dressed list -- A constant gardener -- The best friends -- A rose by any other name -- November 22, 1963 -- Carrying on -- 1968 -- Paul and Bunny in love--with others -- The spending of a robber baron fortune -- The book stops here -- Entertaining the royals (again) -- Exits and entrances -- Enduring the unendurable -- A perilous political affair -- The FBI makes house calls -- Everything should be noticed
Control code
on1003856467
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 516 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781455588732
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
C87EA1DD-B3E7-4851-96AB-FB886FD6F2E3
System control number
(OCoLC)1003856467
Label
Bunny Mellon : the life of an American style legend, Meryl Gordon
Link
Publication
Note
All illustrations by Bunny Mellon
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-497) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
President Kennedy has a request -- Fifty summers later -- The auction of the decade -- Childhood treasures: a bottle and a book -- The making of a young gardener -- Tally-ho in Virginia -- The debutante dances through the Depression -- A courteous girl and a thorough gentleman -- Paul Mellon's rebellion -- The war years -- Millions of reasons to remarry -- The best-dressed list -- A constant gardener -- The best friends -- A rose by any other name -- November 22, 1963 -- Carrying on -- 1968 -- Paul and Bunny in love--with others -- The spending of a robber baron fortune -- The book stops here -- Entertaining the royals (again) -- Exits and entrances -- Enduring the unendurable -- A perilous political affair -- The FBI makes house calls -- Everything should be noticed
Control code
on1003856467
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 516 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781455588732
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
C87EA1DD-B3E7-4851-96AB-FB886FD6F2E3
System control number
(OCoLC)1003856467

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