Author

Contributions

  • Smith, Frank Ellis, 1918- - Contributor

Publication

1982 - Yoknapatawpha Press, Oxford, Miss, Mississippi

Language

English

Word Count

34,000 words, Guess

Page Count

136 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100916242218
  • ISBN-139780916242213
  • Library of Congress Control Number82060326
  • OCLC Control Number8943145
  • Open LibraryOL3508896M

Classifications

  • DDC976.2/063
  • LCCF345 .W56 1982

Description

In DINNER AT THE MANSION, Elise Winter, wife of former Governor William Winter, tells how she set out to make the venerable mansion, built in 1842, both a home for her family and a center for the cultural life of the state. By bringing performing artists, writers, statesmen and successful business executives to the mansion, often as overnight guests, Mrs. Winter made the governor's mansion a showcase for Mississippi. Includes menus and recipes; conversations with distinguished guests; 160 pages; cloth bound, 6 x 9 inch page trim, illustrated with 32 photos; 56 recipes; co-writer, Frank E. Smith; Introduction by Willie Morris.("Dinner at the Mansion reveals finally...the most hard-earned quality of any individual, or any society. That quality, we pray, is civilization."--Willie Morris).

Subjects

Topics

BiographyWinter, EliseVisits of stateWinter, William FGovernors' spousesVisits of state -- MississippiGovernors' spouses -- Mississippi -- Biography

Places

People

Elise WinterWilliam F. Winter

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!