Baroness of Hobcaw
Subtitle: The Life of Belle W. Baruch
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: October 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781570036552
Subjects: Biography: general; United States - State & Local - South; Life Sciences - Ecology; Feminists; History; Biography / Autobiography; United States; History: American; USA; Pacifists; Rich & Famous; Women; Environmentalists; Biography; South Carolina
Description: Daughter of the "Wolf of Wall Street," Belle Baruch (18991964) could outride, outshoot, outhunt, and outsail most of the young men of her elite social circle. Unapologetic for her athleticism and interests in traditionally masculine pursuits, Baruch towered above male and female counterparts in height and daring. Miller details Belle's fox hunting at Hobcaw, show jumping at Deauville, flying her own plane, and traveling with Edith Bolling Wilson. She recounts Belle's efforts to win her mother's approval and her father's attention, as well as her unraveling relationships with friends, family, employees, and lovers -- both male and female.