The beneficiary : fortune, misfortune, and the story of my father
by Scott, Janny (Author)
Summary
Land, houses, and money tumbled from one generation to the next on the eight-hundred-acre estate built by Scott's investment banker great-grandfather on Philadelphia's Main Line. Some beneficiaries flourished, like Scott's grandmother, Helen Hope Scott, a socialite and celebrated horsewoman. For oth... Full description
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