{"product_id":"edith-the-rogue-rockefeller-mccormick-hardback-9780809337903","title":"Edith; The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick (Hardback) 9780809337903","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEdith\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rogue Rockefeller McCormick\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrea Friederici Ross (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780809337903\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 34 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.523 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Edith Rockefeller was the most intelligent, creative, and misunderstood of John D.’s children. \u003cb\u003eIn this well-researched and nuanced biography, Ross recounts how Edith’s determination, boldness, and sheer will defied her patriarchal family.\u003c\/b\u003e Her belief in a socially responsible life led to significant contributions in medicine, philosophy, psychology, and the civic life of Chicago. The arc of her life reveals startling shifts certain to surprise and engage the reader.”—\u003cb\u003eClarice Stasz\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanderbilt Women: Dynasty of Wealth, Glamour, and Tragedy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEdith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing and captivating account that illuminates the significance and the originality of my great-grandmother. Fascinating!”—\u003cb\u003eA descendant of Edith Rockefeller McCormick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Andrea Friederici Ross has brought fresh light to the story of the powerful Rockefeller family through the life of John D.’s daughter Edith. Raised in a strict Baptist household where her mother, Laura Spelman, carried on John’s prescription of severe thriftiness despite enormous wealth, Edith liberated herself through marriage to another wealthy heir, Harold McCormick. Extravagant in the extreme and often in debt, the power couple lived a peripatetic life marked alternatively by great joy and tragedy, excessive spending and generous philanthropy. Ross masterfully weaves in the family’s struggles with mental illness and their pursuit of treatment through the new field of psychoanalysis and old-fashioned quackery. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdith \u003c\/i\u003etakes us into the world of early twentieth-century industrial capitalists and a new generation of modern women seeking to reshape America and claim their place. A captivating read!\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003cb\u003eKate Clifford Larson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChicago’s quirky patron saint. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thrilling story of a daughter of America’s foremost industrialist, John D. Rockefeller, is complete with sex, money, mental illness, and opera divas—and a woman who strove for the independence to make her own choices. Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith Rockefeller McCormick forged her own path, despite pushback from her family and ultimate financial ruin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Edith and her siblings had access to the best educators in the world, but the girls were not taught how to handle the family money; that responsibility was reserved for their younger brother. A parsimonious upbringing did little to prepare Edith for life after marriage to Harold McCormick, son of the Reaper King Cyrus McCormick. The rich young couple spent lavishly. They purchased treasures like the jewels of Catherine the Great, entertained in grand style in a Chicago mansion, and contributed to the city’s cultural uplift, founding the Chicago Grand Opera. They supported free health care for the poor, founding and supporting the John R. McCormick Memorial Institute for Infectious Diseases. Later, Edith donated land for what would become Brookfield Zoo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough she lived a seemingly enviable life, Edith’s disposition was ill-suited for the mores of the time. Societal and personal issues—not least of which were the deaths of two of her five children—caused Edith to experience phobias and panic attacks. Dissatisfied with rest cures, she ignored her father’s expectations, moved her family to Zurich, and embarked on a journey of education and self-examination. Edith pursued analysis with then-unknown Carl Jung. Her generosity of spirit led Edith to become Jung’s leading patron. She also supported up-and-coming musicians, artists, and writers, including James Joyce as he wrote \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Edith became a Jungian analyst, her husband, Harold, pursued an affair with an opera star. After returning to Chicago and divorcing Harold, Edith continued to deplete her fortune. She hoped to create something of lasting value, such as a utopian community and affordable homes for the middle class. Edith’s goals caused further difficulties in her relationship with her father and are why he and her brother cut her off from the family funds even after the 1929 stock market crash ruined her. Edith’s death from breast cancer three years later was mourned by thousands of Chicagoans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRespectful and truthful, Andrea Friederici Ross presents the full arc of this amazing woman’s life and expertly helps readers understand Edith’s generosity, intelligence, and fierce determination to change the world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowing Up Rockefeller 1872-1888\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Prince of McCormick Reaper 1888-1895\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrickle Down Edith 1896-1899\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Show Must Go On 1900-1904\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDangers 1905-1910\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrand Causes 1909-1911\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrying to Stay Sane 1911-1913\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Father Figure 1913-1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn for the Long Haul 1915-1916\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological Club 1916-1917\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Family in Tatters 1917-1920\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrying to Find a Way Home 1919-1921\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Her Own 1921-1922\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Year in the Life 1922-1923\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePartnership 1921-1925\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElder Stateswoman 1925-1928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull Steam Ahead, Blindly 1926-1928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisaster 1928-1932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath 1932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAftermath 1932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52693554856216,"sku":"9780809337903","price":21.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/edith-the-rogue-rockefeller-mccormick-hardback-9780809337903","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}