02776cam a22003253u 4500 76576 UtSlPG 20260610134755.0 m cr n 260607r20251904utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Barr, Amelia E., 1831-1919 The Belle of Bowling Green Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-07-27 Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Belle of Bowling Green" by Amelia E. Barr is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in New York City around the War of 1812, it blends historical romance and society drama as the admired Sapphira Bloommaert navigates love, family pride, and the mounting stir of war. Her growing attachment to Leonard Murray clashes with her father’s cool disapproval, while the social whirl around the Battery and Bowling Green frames questions of duty, heritage, and choice of heart. The opening of the novel celebrates Bowling Green as the city’s historic heart, then settles into the Bloommaert household: the dignified judge, his spirited wife Carlita, formidable grandmother, steadfast son Christopher, pretty cousin Annette, and “belle” Sapphira. War fever rises—flags fly, drums beat, the judge delivers an impromptu speech that rouses volunteers, and Leonard emerges as a gallant young leader. Domestic and social scenes follow: a lively tea, moonlit Battery promenade, and a cotillion in which Sapphira and Leonard’s mutual feeling quietly crystallizes, provoking the judge’s private resentment. Tensions flare when Leonard asks the women to choose his company’s uniform and when he sends Sapphira white roses; sharp words, Annette’s jealous mischief, and then a tender reconciliation at home mark the family’s strain. Soon news comes that Leonard’s company will man harbor defenses, and, as evening falls, Sapphira waits composedly for the inevitable farewell visit—the moment the excerpt reaches as his steps approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: NYC: A. L. Burt Company, 1904 United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Everett, Walter H., 1880-1946 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76576 117301 117301