Laura Claridge: 3 books
The Lady with the Borzoi
Blanche Knopf, Literary Tastemaker Extraordinaire
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The untold story of Blanche Knopf, the singular woman who helped define American literature
Left off her company’s fifth anniversary tribute but described by Thomas Mann as “the soul of the firm,” Blanche Knopf began her career when she founded Alfred A. Knopf with her husband in 1915....
by Laura Claridge
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2001
Norman Rockwell’s tremendously successful, prolific career as a painter and illustrator has rendered him a twentieth-century American icon. However, the very popularity and accessibility of his idealized, nostalgic depictions of middleclass life have caused him to be considered not a serious artist...
Emily Post
Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
“What would Emily Post do?” Even today, Americans cite the author of the perennial bestseller Etiquette as a touchstone for proper behavior. But who was the woman behind the myth, the authority on good manners who has outlasted all comers? Award-winning author Laura Claridge presents the first...