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A Philadelphia Family - The Houstons and Woodwards of Chestnut Hill (Paperback, Revised)
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A Philadelphia Family - The Houstons and Woodwards of Chestnut Hill (Paperback, Revised)
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This story of the Houston and Woodward families' continuing public
service offers a unique perspective on Philadelphia history in the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. "Contosta evinces in this book
a genuine and unforced affection for his subjects, which comes
through in the pages of this well-illustrated and informative
volume."--"Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography" Three
generations of the Houston-Woodward family, one of the wealthiest
and most influential in Philadelphia, have been leaders in
politics, diplomacy, suburban planning, housing reform, land
conservation, and historic preservation. In "A Philadelphia
Family," David Contosta analyzes the impact the Houstons and
Woodwards have had economically, politically, and demographically
on Philadelphia, a city known for its reserved and private leading
families. The story of the Houston and Woodward families'
continuing public service offers a unique perspective on
Philadelphia history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Family founder Henry Howard Houston (1820-1895) was one of
America's greatest post-Civil War entrepreneurs, a top executive of
the Pennsylvania Railroad as well as a leading speculator in oil,
mining, and other railroad ventures. Houston created a unique,
planned suburb in Chestnut Hill, which his son Samuel and
son-in-law George Woodward maintained and expanded in the twentieth
century. Woodward, in particular, became an energetic crusader for
housing reform. Other family members have distinguished themselves
in government service and charitable work. Stanley Woodward served
in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, George Woodward was a
state senator for 30 years, and Lawrence M. C. Smith was founder
and owner of a prominent classical music station in Philadelphia.
David R. Contosta is Professor and Chair in the Department of
History at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. He is the author
of "America in the Twentieth Century" and "Henry Adams and the
American Experiment."
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