Marian Gouverneur’s memoir As I Remember draws on a lifetime spent in the highest circles of nineteenth-century American social life, with personal connections to the White House and the great families of Washington and New York. Her recollections span the antebellum era, the Civil War, and the Gilded Age, capturing social customs, notable personalities, and the rhythm of elite American society.
A delightful primary source for American social history and a pleasure to read for its own sake, this memoir is now freely available as an EPUB download.