Susan Anthony-Tolbert

A Tale of Tea (eBook, ePUB)

(As Told through Two Rural Tea Rooms In Lancaster, Virginia)

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Produktbeschreibung

If you like tea and you would like to know more about the history of tea rooms throughout the U.S., 'A Tale of Tea' as told through two rural tea rooms in Lancaster County, Virginia might be a good read for you. These tea rooms were found on the Northern Neck of Virginia: a peninsula on the eastern side of the state. The area is certainly rural and at the time of the tea rooms was mainly accessible by water. That such a Southern area was able to support two tea rooms, though briefly, supports the popularity or 'craze' of tea rooms in the early to mid-20th century. The book begins with a brief account of the discovery of tea; its rise as a popular drink both in Europe and in the American colonies (interesting sidebars about tea and the Boston Tea Party are provided); and the development of tea bags (initiated by two women in the early 1900s). Though there were tea rooms in the United States as early as the late 1800s and extending into the 1940s, the 'heyday' for the tea room movements was the 1920s. These early years of the 20th century were an interesting period in history: the Spanish Flu; World War I; the fight for women's rights; prohibition; and the proliferation of automobiles. Establishing a tea room of their very own was a step for women to emerge as more independent in the early days of the 20th century. These were basically run by women for women! Many of the earliest tea rooms in the U.S. (turn-of-the-century through 1920s and 30s) could be found in homes or in converted freestanding abandoned buildings such as barns, storage sheds, mills and yes, even gas stations. The location and placement were only limited by the imagination of the women who would design, decorate, own and manage them. Three types were prevalent during this time: the home-based tea room set up in a dining room or living room in the house of the lady owner/manager; the stand-alone tea room like the Lady Mary Tea Room in the center of Kilmarnock; and the gas station/te Susan Anthony-Tolbert, Professor Emeritus, is a native of Scranton, Pa. She received her doctorate in Social Psychology from Temple University and served as a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Undergraduate Psychology Program during a tenure of thirty years at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. She has numerous publications in psychology journals as well as having authored textbooks in personality, social psychology, cross-cultural psychology and observational methods. She has worked in clinical and rehab settings as a psychologist. Music has always played an important part in her life. Currently, she is a free-lance harpist, guitarist and marimbaist with CDs selling both locally and nationally. In addition, Susan has been a lifelong equine, feline and canine enthusiast. She has written several books for children and the young at heart including 'And the Purple Pig Played Piccolo; Fanny-Grace: Herself the Harp; McCue, My Wonder Horse; Snow Prince: The Magic Christmas Pony of Heathsville, Virginia' as well as adult novels such as 'When the Red Jacket Sings; Harmonic; Tin Noses, Tim Roses: Love Stories from World War One; Woman to Woman: Two Novellas of Friends and Enemies; Signs, Songs, Silences and Secrets; and When the Paved Road Ends.' These paper-back books and e-books have continued to sell well. Her latest books are collections of rhyme stories and poetry: 'Rhymes without Reasons! Stories for All Seasons; Traces! Poems from My Everyday Life; Cat Songs, Smiles and Stories: Some Sweet Things in Life; Impressions: From Someone of a Certain Age and Searching the Shadows: Here and There.' In addition, she has also written historical articles and books. The articles have been published in the Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society on whose Board she served for more than 10 years. Her books on historical events and topics include: A Quiet Glory: The Life and Times of Dr. James Skelton Gilliam of Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia; Robert E. Lee's Other Warhorse: The Mare with Mysteries; Not Quite as Smooth as Silk, The Disappearance of Joseph N. Butler, Textile Supervisor, From Buena Vista, Virginia; Behind Lady Liberty's Right Shoulder! Women of Courage in the Explosions at Black Tom Island and Kingsland, New Jersey, 1916-1917; The Ditch of the Bells, World War I: The Story of Red Cross Nurse, Bessie W. Omohundro, from Northumberland County, Virginia; Menominee, Lost Lights! The Sinking of the Unarmed Tug and Its Barges off the Virginia Coast in World War II; Barge Dog: Virginia Coast, 1942; Horse of the Sand Pounder: East Coast, World War II; and Adrienne, Lafayette's Sweet Fire; Almost in the Clouds, The Miskimon Fire Tower of Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia and The Lady Mary Tea Room, A Tale of Tea.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798317819620
• Artikelnr.: 75611565