- Title Pages
- For Gail
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
1 An Intellectual Sewer -
2 Homes of Virtue -
3 Harvard -
4 Oxford during the War -
5 The Chicago Experiment -
6 Lady of the Sonnets -
7 Death of the Prophet -
8 To the Center of Things -
9 Starting with a Bang -
10 Manhattan Love Stories -
11 Anti-Epithalamion -
12 To the Great Master -
13 Assessing the Modern -
14 A Millionaire in Red Vienna -
15 Teuton versus Francophile -
16 Barnes in Eruption -
17 Feuds Galore -
18 Annus Belli -
19 Freudless in Vienna -
20 Return of the Prodigal -
21 The Death of the Dial -
22 Thayer in Eclipse -
23 Postmortem - God, Stars, and Sea
- Bibliography
- Index
- [UNTITLED]
The Chicago Experiment
The Chicago Experiment
- Chapter:
- (p.29) 5 The Chicago Experiment
- Source:
- The Tortured Life of Scofield Thayer
- Author(s):
James Dempsey
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
By May 1916, Thayer had met and fallen in love with Elaine Orr. Before the two married, however, Thayer set himself a test of mettle: to go to a strange city without any money and support himself. He travelled to Chicago and took a job selling automobile directories while living in a modest rental room. He managed to make a living and returned home to marry Elaine, believing he had proven his ability to provide for a family despite his inheritance. The marriage took place in Orr's hometown of Troy, New York, where her family had prospered in paper manufacturing.
Keywords: automobile directories, Chicago, marriage, Elaine Orr, Troy, New York
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- Title Pages
- For Gail
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
1 An Intellectual Sewer -
2 Homes of Virtue -
3 Harvard -
4 Oxford during the War -
5 The Chicago Experiment -
6 Lady of the Sonnets -
7 Death of the Prophet -
8 To the Center of Things -
9 Starting with a Bang -
10 Manhattan Love Stories -
11 Anti-Epithalamion -
12 To the Great Master -
13 Assessing the Modern -
14 A Millionaire in Red Vienna -
15 Teuton versus Francophile -
16 Barnes in Eruption -
17 Feuds Galore -
18 Annus Belli -
19 Freudless in Vienna -
20 Return of the Prodigal -
21 The Death of the Dial -
22 Thayer in Eclipse -
23 Postmortem - God, Stars, and Sea
- Bibliography
- Index
- [UNTITLED]