Dooley, James H (James Henry) 1841-1922 Family Search this
Physical description:
xi, 300 pages,12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
Virginia
Richmond
Richmond (Va.)
Date:
2017
Contents:
A young family -- Richmond responds to the Great Famine and politics in Ireland -- Family matters -- Georgetown : prelude to war -- Economic slowdown -- War -- The Ambulance Committee -- New duties -- Fame -- The evacuation fire : military occupation -- A young lawyer in Military District No. 1 -- A young politician -- In the House of Delegates -- The railroad that got away -- New ventures -- The new South on the march -- More new ventures -- The panic and beyond -- Highways and railways -- The new century -- A steep decline -- Sallie's book and another railroad -- Travel abroad and a mountain palace -- Extraordinary gifts
Summary:
"The story of an Irish Catholic immigrant family who came to Richmond, Virginia, in the nineteenth century and established a large hat manufacturing enterprise, becoming leaders in business, education, politics, and philanthropy in Virginia"--Provided by publisher.
