Description
Book SynopsisA Man of Salt and Trees is the first full-length biography of Joy Morton (1855-1934), founder of The Morton Arboretuman internationally acclaimed outdoor museum of woody plantsand Morton Saltthe brand that for over a century has been a household name in the United States. Joy MortonÆs story begins in the preCivil War...
Trade ReviewThis is a fine biography that Ballowe constructed from a careful study mainly of Morton's personal and family papers. A man of salt and trees? Yes, and much more.
* EH.Net *
Ballowe gives the reader a life that can be touched, encompassed, and which feels natural….As one reads the book Morton's human side is clear and fascinating.
* Journal of Illinois History *
Table of ContentsPreface
Part I: 1854–1879
Prologue
1. A Prairie Education
2. A Prolonged Apprenticeship
Part II: 1880–1915
3. A Place in Chicago
4. Joy Morton & Co.
5. Two Cities
6. Business and Politics
7. Toward a New Century
8. Civic Commitment
9. The House on the Hill
Part III: 1916–1934
10. War: Home and Abroad
11. The Morton Arboretum
12. Investing in Illinois
13. Embracing the Future
Epilogue
The Morton Family's Chicago: 1880–1905
Family Trees:
-Joy Morton's Immediate Family
-Joy Morton's Brothers' Families
Notes
Bibliography
Index
