The Parker House

Alfred Parker was born in Maine in 1824, the son of a Methodist clergyman. He served in the Mexican-American War, participating in the campaign from New Orleans to Matamoros. In 1849, Parker joined the California … Read more

Princess, His Bride

A gay young prince of the house of Hapsburg brought a gold leaf console table out of the palace of a swarthy Florentine doge 500 years ago and sent it on the backs of the … Read more