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The Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? 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. 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. Derived from his recent book, The Pinchots: A Family Saga, David will talk about three generations of this extraordinary family. Gifford Pinchot, America’s first professionally trained forester and a founder of the nation’s environmental movement, is the star, but his parents James and Mary, his brother Amos, a gifted writer and peace activist, and their sister Nettie, a humanitarian, and the tragedies of Amos’s three beautiful daughters, Rosamond, Mary (JFK’s favorite lover), and Tony, also receive attention.
