Ancestral Histories of Scott Bullitt and Dorthy Stimson by Bullitt, Stimson - 1994

Seattle, WA: Willows Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Black cover with gold print. Dust in brodart mylar protective cover! Large fold out family chart. Fully Indexed. Dorothy Stimson Bullitt was a radio and television pioneer who founded King Broadcasting Company, a major owner of broadcast stations in Seattle, Washington. She was the first woman in the United States to buy and manage a television station."Stimson Bullitt climbed mountains and rock faces, helped transform Seattle’s rundown 1st Avenue, served a decade as King Broadcasting Co. president, was a skilled appellate lawyer, championed civil liberties and environmental causes, was awarded a Purple Heart in the World War II Leyte landing, and earned a place on Richard Nixon’s enemies list." Historylink.org This book covers aspects of the American experience through the lives of about 400 people, linked by descent over twelve generations. Starting with George Yeardleys immigration to Virginia in 1610 and Thomas Rogerss immigration to Massachusetts in 1620, the story ends in 1989 with Dorothy Stimsons death in Seattle. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .