Splendid Isolation: The Jekyll Island Millionaires' Club 1888-1942 - Softcover

Bauer Mueller, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980916305 ISBN 13: 9780980916300

Publisher: Pinata Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

AN HISTORICAL NOVEL Untamed, and virtually unchanged since its discovery in 1733 by General James Oglethorpe, Jekyll Island s history unfolds with the excitement and suspense of a fairy tale. Because so many of the world s greatest minds and bank accounts gathered together in virtual isolation for three months each year, history was made on Jekyll Island. A group of tycoons with surnames such as Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, Baker and others formed their exclusive Millionaires Club on this island hideaway the richest and most inaccessible club of that time. Between 1888 and 1942, Jekyll Island was open only to Club members families and their guests for hunting, relaxing and playing in luxurious ease. In this sweeping historical saga, you will discover the Millionaires joys, tribulations, and deeply guarded secrets told through the unique voices of four Club employees. In this true story of the island getaway that offered them sovereignty, discover how the decisions of these powerful men changed the face of world finances, business and politics as they built modern America.

About this title

From the Author:

Happy News!!! Splendid Isolation has received the following award recognition:
-2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards Finalist in the Historical Fiction category.
-2011 Award of the Order of the South as bestowed by the Southern Academy of Letters, Arts   & Sciences for outstanding service and extraordinary contributions to education, research, literature   and the history of the Golden Isles.
-2010 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Finalist in the Fiction - Historical category.
-2010 New England Book Festival Award Runner-up in the "Wild Card" category.
-2010 USA Book News Best Book Award Finalist in the "Biography/Historical" category.

We are excited to share this news with you!

About the Author:

Pamela Bauer Mueller resides on Jekyll Island, Georgia with her husband Michael and their cat, Sukey Spice. She was raised in Oregon and graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She worked as a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines before marrying and moving to Mexico City, where she lived for eighteen years, teaching English and Spanish, modeling and acting in U.S. and Mexican television and films.

After returning to the United States, Pamela worked for twelve years as a U.S. Customs Inspector, serving in San Diego and in Vancouver, B. C. Canada. Pamela took an early retirement to follow her husband Michael, who received an instructor position at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia.

Pamela's children and young adult books have awarded her the 2006, 2008 and the 2009 Georgia Author of the Year titles, three Mom's Choice gold medals, the Independent Publisher Gold Book award and other national awards with Writer's Digest and Foreword magazines. This is her third historical fiction novel, unfolding the lives of the wealthy American tycoons who spent their winters on Jekyll Island.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pinata Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0980916305
• ISBN 13: 9780980916300
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260