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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Lewis Ginter: Richmond's Gilded Age Icon

Lewis Ginter: Richmond's Gilded Age Icon

Burns, Brian

Hardcover

Military BiographiesGeneral PhotographyRegional: South

Publisher Price: $32.99

ISBN10: 154022449X
ISBN13: 9781540224491
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Aug 4 2011
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
As a war hero, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Lewis Ginter was many things to Richmond. Performing integral missions for Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, Ginter was commended for gallantry on the battlefield and became affectionately known as the Fighting Commissary. After the war, Ginter was the first major marketer of the hand-rolled cigarette in America. He developed one of America's first streetcar suburbs and built the magnificent Jefferson Hotel, a symbol of Richmond's ambition and prosperity. But beyond the well-known history of this River City icon, there are many aspects of his personal and professional life that few know about. Join local writer Brian Burns as he delves into the hidden history of Ginter's extraordinary life to fill in the gaps between Ginter the man and Ginter the legend.

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