Belmont
Alva Ertskin Smith Vanderbilt
[urt-skin] /ˈɜrt skɪn/ (Show IPA), 1853–1933, U.S. women’s-rights activist and socialite.
August, 1816–90, U.S. financier, diplomat, and horse-racing enthusiast, born in Germany.
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
a city in W California.
Contemporary Examples
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After Michael Fensom June 7, 2014
Florida Gulf Coast University Are the Talk of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney Marlow Stern March 24, 2013
Mitt Romney’s British Mormon Ancestors Mike Giglio January 30, 2012
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video William O’Connor November 24, 2014
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After Michael Fensom June 7, 2014
Historical Examples
The Web of the Golden Spider Frederick Orin Bartlett
Hampstead and Marylebone Geraldine Edith Mitton
Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale Ida Glenwood
The Arbiter Lady F. E. E. Bell
Ancestors Gertrude Atherton
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