Tuxedo Park: A Journal of Recollections

ISBN-10: 0963469606
ISBN-13: 9780963469601
Series: Tuxedo Park
Category: Tuxedo Park (N.Y.)
Pages: 253
Language: English
Published: 1992
Author: Albert Foster Winslow

Description

This rich, anecdotal history of the unique community of Tuxedo Park in New York's Hudson Valley captures its special flavor with just the right mixture of detailed history & charming lore. Pierre Lorillard founded this sporting preserve for the social elite of New York City in 1886. The handiwork of 1,300 European workers created a Tuxedo Park that looms large in the social annals of the decades. Albert Winslow, who came to Tuxedo in 1914, weaves a tapestry of sports, architecture, local custom & personality. Notables such as Mark Twain, Emily Post, Averell Harriman, Harry S. Truman, Babe Ruth & others travel through the streets. A bygone era of style & grace is celebrated & captured in this fully illustrated, beautifully designed volume. View glittering social functions (where in fact the "tuxedo" was first named), sporting events, from golf, court tennis, riding & hunting to boating & architectural landmarks. Many of the grand houses & gardens were designed by such renowned talents as McKim Mead & White, Bruce Price & Whitney Warren. To order write the Tuxedo Historical Society, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987.