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Sally E. Svenson

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Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

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Biographies & Memoirs, History, Arts & Photography

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A New York-based writer whose articles about nineteenth century American figures from wilderness missionaries to Civil War veterans have appeared in various journals. Her first book, [Adirondack Churches: A History of Design and Building] received a "highly recommended" rating from the American Library Association's "Choice" (June 2007).

Her second, [Lily, Duchess of Marlborough (1854-1909): A Portrait with Husbands], was published in late 2011. One pre-publication reviewer, an English academic, commented that Lily's story read like a "newly discovered Edith Wharton novel." ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 51 ratings · 8 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Lily, Duchess of Marlborough (1854–1909): A Portrait with Husbands 4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History (New York State Series) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adirondack Churches: A History of Design and Building 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adirondack Photographers, 1850-1950 (New York State Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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