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Life on Two Levels AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
"Born a Boston Whitney, Josephine Duveneck threw over society life to embark on a pilgrim's progress of good works and spititual searching that lasted 87 years. Something of a legend in the Standford Univerity community of Palo Alto, she settled south of San Francisco where she was a pioneer in progressive education and summer camps for children of all races. Her autobiogr
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372 pages
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by Los Altos, Ca. : W. Kaufmann, ©1978.Trust for Hidden Valley (1978)
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Josephine Whitney Duveneck's memoir will be of value to readers interested in the history of domestic and political details of Palo Alto, Los Altos and the SF peninsula during the early to mid-20th century; Hidden Villa (her family's former home which is now an educational and environmental center); the Whitney family (of museum fame) and the stories of influential women. It's out of print, but copies can be found.
Jan 30, 2008
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STAYED AT HER RANCH
stayed at her property in the cabin that her husband had built for her. This is where I read the book for the first time.
She is an amazing woman. She writes about her many travels she took to many countries inwhich she found her spituality.
She is also a wonderful poet which she includes her works,her story is as magical as her words.THIS IS A BOOK TO KEEP....Amazing a must read.
She is an amazing woman. She writes about her many travels she took to many countries inwhich she found her spituality.
She is also a wonderful poet which she includes her works,her story is as magical as her words.THIS IS A BOOK TO KEEP....Amazing a must read.
I loved everything about this book, but especially inspiring was how Josephine struggled to balance her internal need for spirituality and introspection with her urge to be an advocate for minority groups as well as nature based education.
Very inspirational autobiography by a woman who was born a Boston aristocrat and shed that identity to serve as a modern-day, female Gandhi-type in California during the early to mid part of the 1900s.
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