Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	1994
Author	Author: James Thorpe
Language	English
Number of Pages	623 pp.
Publisher	University of California Press
City	Berkeley, CA
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Region	United States
Library Type	Archives and Special Collections Museums Private/Personal Library
Chronological Period	1850-1899 1900-1949 1950-1999
ISBN	9780520082540
Annotation	Huntington founded the library and art museum that bears his name in San Marino, California. Contents: Growing up in Oneonta 1850-1869 Toward independence 1869-1873 Trial and error 1873-1881 Working on the railroad 1881-1885 Running a railroad 1885-1892 Going to California 1892-1894 Becoming a Californian 1895-1900 Uncle Collis 1900 Ending the past 1900-1906 Businessman of southern California 1900-1910 Hero of southern California 1900-1910 Changing directions 1903-1910 Beginning a new life 1911-1914 Arabella 1852-1913 The new life: eastern division 1914-1919 The new life: western division 1914-1919 Living the new life 1920-1924 Achievement and acclaim 1920-1924 The dark side of fame 1920-1924 The quiet time 1924-1927