Description: The Stephen Girard Building. An Illustrated Description Setting Forth the Salient Features with the Methods Details and Personnel of Construction. Philadelphia: Doyle & Doak. No pagination - 41 leaves total. 14 x 10.5”, 4to. In fair condition. Illustrated paper covered boards normally soiled/toned, but overall presentable. Bottom corner of front board bumped; paper creased. Paper at top edge of front board lightly chipped. Rear board exhibits a chip at top edge, near hinge. Head and tail of spine bumped. Light toning throughout text-block; mostly at edges of leaves. Some instances of finger-soiling on bottom corners and fore-edges. Black threaded binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Stephen Girard (born Étienne Girard, 1750 – 1831) was a French-born American banker, philanthropist and slave owner. Born in Bordeaux, Girard subsequently immigrated to the United States where he established himself in the American banking industry. During the War of 1812, Girard single-handedly saved the federal government of the United States from bankruptcy by personally financing the American war effort. Eventually accumulating a large estate which included a slave plantation in Louisiana, a 2007 article in Fortune Magazine estimated that he was the fourth-richest American in history. Having no children, Girard devoted much of his fortune to philanthropy, in particular the education and welfare of orphans, and his estate continues to fund philanthropic endeavors in the present day. In 1793, there was an outbreak of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Although many other well-to-do citizens chose to leave the city, Girard stayed to care for the sick and dying. He supervised the conversion of a mansion outside the city limits into a hospital and recruited volunteers to nurse victims, and personally cared for patients. For his efforts, Girard was feted as a hero after the outbreak subsided. Again during the yellow fever epidemic of 1797-1798 he took the lead in relieving the poor and caring for the sick. Quite rare, no other copies found online for sale. RAREA1898ESTX 07/24 - HK1834
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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
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Publisher: Doyle & Doak
Topic: Architecture
Subject: Americana
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