num_pages: 399
description: "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 of today’s Westchester County. She became the wealthiest woman on the Hudson while raising five children and keeping a spotless linen closet. And she did all this in 1659.Here is the captivating story of a dynasty of powerful, courageous women and the house they built from storehouse to mansion. "Lively and informative . . . with extraordinary research and energetic writing."--BookPage  JEAN ZIMMERMAN is the author of four books, including Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth. She lives just north of Philipse Manor Hall in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
language: English
title: The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, and a Dynasty
titlecomplete: The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, and a Dynasty
genres: Historical, History, Womens, Biography, American History, New York, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 174
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt