Bunny Mellon, the life of an American style legend, Meryl Gordon
Type
Label
Bunny Mellon, the life of an American style legend, Meryl Gordon
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [461]-497) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bunny Mellon
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
968300192
Responsibility statement
Meryl Gordon
Sub title
the life of an American style legend
Summary
"A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's family, author Meryl Gordon received access to thousands of pages of her letters, diaries and appointment calendars and has interviewed more than 175 people to capture the spirit of this talented American original"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
President Kennedy has a request -- Fifty summers later -- The auction of the decade -- Childhood treasures: a bottle and a book -- The making of a young gardener -- Tally-ho in Virginia -- The debutante dances through the Depression -- A courteous girl and a thorough gentleman -- Paul Mellon's rebellion -- The war years -- Millions of reasons to remarry -- The best-dressed list -- A constant gardener -- The best friends -- A rose by any other name -- November 22, 1963 -- Carrying on -- 1968 -- Paul and Bunny in love -- with others -- The spending of a robber baron fortune -- The book stops here -- Entertaining the royals (again) -- Exits and entrances -- Enduring the unendurable -- A perilous political affair -- The FBI makes house calls -- Everything should be noticed