Charlotte and Lionel: A Rothschild Love Story

by Stanley Weintraub

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Traces the arranged marriage of Charlotte and Lionel Rothschild, their love for each other, Charlotte's success as a great chatelaine of the Victorian era, and Lionel's rise as England's leading financier.

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Stanley Weintraub is Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Arts & Humanities at Pennsylvania State University. He has written acclaimed works of military history on World Wars I & II. He lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. (Publisher Provided) Stanley Weintraub was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 17, 1929. He received a B.S. in education from show more West Chester State Teachers College in 1949 and a M. A. in English from Temple University. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Korean Ribbon with five battle stars. Upon his return, he received a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University where he went on to teach until his retirement. He wrote over 40 books during his lifetime including Private and Public Shaw: A Dual Portrait of Lawrence of Arabia and George Bernard Shaw, Beardsley: A Biography, 11 Days in December, Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce, MacArthur's War, Long Day's Journey into War, and A Stillness Heard Round the World: The End of the Great War. He received the George Freedley Award in 1971 for Journey to Heartbreak: The Crucible Years of Bernard Shaw, 1914-1918 and the Freedom Foundation Award in 1980 for The London Yankees: Portraits of American Writers and Artists in London, 1894-1914. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
2003
Epigraph
'Tis not for mortals always to bee blest.
--John Armstrong, Scottish poet and physician
Dedication
For Rodelle--my Charlotte
First words
"[I] have to thank you for my fair bride," Lionel Rothschild wrote to his mother, Hannah, from Frankfurt on May 15, 1836.
Foreword: "Rothschild" was a household word in Victorian England--even when the house was Windsor Castle.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Love abides.

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Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Business, History, General Nonfiction
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332.1Society, government, & cultureEconomicsBanking & MoneyBanking
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CT788 .R64 .W45Auxiliary Sciences of HistoryBiographyBiographyNational biography
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