Margaret Whitehead Ordine dei libri

In June 1903, 19-year-old Marjorie Van Wickle embarked on a journey that profoundly changed the course of her life, leading to life-long passions for art, music, and horticulture. For eleven months, she traveled with a chaperone through Europe and Egypt, touring capital cities, small towns, and villages; visiting art museums, historic sites, and legendary monuments. The book is constructed around excerpts from letters and postcards Marjorie sent home to her mother, and photographs she took.

Focusing on the legacy of an American family over four generations, the narrative spans from 1810 to 2010, highlighting the creation of Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum. Located on Narragansett Bay in Bristol, Rhode Island, this 33-acre estate is celebrated as New England's premier seaside garden estate. The story is enriched by a vast archival collection of letters and photographs, which vividly depict the family's history and their contributions to the estate's enduring beauty.