Подробнее о книге
Моя библиотека
Книги в Google Play
COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY THE NORMAN, REMINGTON CO.
PUBLISHED OCTOBER, 1917
252762
PRINTED BY THE WAVERLY PRESS BALTIMORE, U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. Benjamin H. Latrobe, Father of John H. B.
Latrobe arrives in this country, 1796-Difference in Trans-
portation and Communication, due to Steam and Electric-
ity-The Civilization of the Nineteenth Century owes its
great Advancement to this-The Elder Latrobe Architect
of Capitol-Social Life in Washington-First Trip by
Steamboat down the Mississippi in 1812, Made by Nicholas
J. Roosevelt and Lydia Latrobe, His Wife, the Sister of
John H. B. Latrobe-Fulton's Claim as Inventor of
Steamboat..
CHAPTER II. From 1803 to 1818-Date of Mr. Latrobe's
Entering West Point-Life in Washington-First Theatrical
Experience Early Associates-Madame Bonaparte-Naval
Ball-Family Left Washington 1812-Trip to Wheeling
by Carriage-Life in Pittsburgh Building Steamboats-
Return to Washington 1815-Georgetown College-Left
Washington for Baltimore 1817-Death of Benjamin H.
Latrobe in New Orleans 1820.....
CHAPTER III. Life at West Point 1818-1821...
CHAPTER IV. Return to Baltimore, 1821-Study of Law in
the Office of General Harper.....
CHAPTER V. Mr. Latrobe's Connection with Things Military,
After Leaving West Point in 1821-His Association of
Six Years with Militia-Reception of Lafayette in Baltimore
1824-Trip to Philadelphia in Command of Light Infantry
Company-Monument to Kosciuszko at West Point-
President, Board of Visitors, West Point in 1849-His
Annual Visit to West Point-His Relations with General
Thayer-The Three Battles-Friendship with General
Gibbon...
CHAPTER VI. American Colonization..
1
34
67
96
116
139
CHAPTER VII. Mr. Latrobe as a Lawyer-Friends and Ac-
quaintances Baltimore in 1824...
CHAPTER VIII. Courtship and Marriage of Mr. Latrobe and
Miss Margaret Stuart...
.. 172
.. 227
JOHN H. B. LATROBE
AND HIS TIMES 1803-1891