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Skinny house : a memoir of family /

"Skinny House" is a true story of perseverance in the face of ruin and a glimpse into the past of the inventive, remarkable people who gracefully 'made it' despite overwhelming societal and financial hurdles. It is a granddaughter's story about the entrepreneurial grandfathe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seely, Julie L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ashburn, Virginia : Skinny House Press, an imprint of Skinny House Productions, LLC, [2019]
Subjects:
Seely, Julie L. > Family.
Seely, Nathan Thomas, > 1893-1962.
Small houses > New York (State) > Mamaroneck.
Historic buildings > New York (State) > Mamaroneck.
African American families > New York (State) > Mamaroneck > History.
Migration, Internal > United States > 20th century.
Depressions > 1929 > New York (State)
African American families.
Depressions.
Families.
Historic buildings.
Migration, Internal.
Small houses.
New York (State)
New York (State) > Mamaroneck.
United States.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
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Summary:"Skinny House" is a true story of perseverance in the face of ruin and a glimpse into the past of the inventive, remarkable people who gracefully 'made it' despite overwhelming societal and financial hurdles. It is a granddaughter's story about the entrepreneurial grandfather she never met. The author weaves the legacy of Nathan Thomas Seely-one of the first African American homebuilders in Westchester County, New York, with the story of his famous, Depression-era, 10-foot-wide Mamaroneck home, and an intimate portrait of the family who lived in the house.--Publisher.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Area Studies/Africana copy is signed by the author on a pasted slip.
Physical Description:xiii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780996877701
0996877703