The Pinchots

<p><strong>The Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? </strong></p><p><br></p><p>In America's Gilded Age successful families forged self-made and powerful aristocracies but history slighted a wealthy influential family dynasty: the Pinchots. Outstandingly different from these and other business titans this family is long overdue for recognition. </p><p><br></p><p>In a broad historical sweep this book focuses on three generations of Pinchots. The Pinchot family members propounded a set of values in serving the public good that went beyond economic success and they championed many political and social reforms. </p><p><br></p><p>The star is Gifford Pinchot America's first professionally trained forester a central figure of the early environmental movement Theodore Roosevelt's closest confidant and twice-elected governor of Pennsylvania. Also brought to life in these pages are Gifford's father James Pinchot with his Franco-American cultural initiatives; his supportive mother Mary; his brother Amos a gifted writer and activist for civil liberties and peace; and his sister Nettie a noted humanitarian during the Great War. The last part of the book gives special attention to the turbulent lives of Amos's three beautiful daughters Rosamond Mary and Tony. </p><p><br></p><p>Also woven into the storyline are the relationships between several Pinchots and the Roosevelts and later the Kennedys. <em>The Pinchots</em> is an essential read for anyone interested in citizen activism and the nation's extraordinary transformation culturally and politically from the Civil War era to modern America. </p>