When he died in 1868, his sons Martial and Warren succeeded him.Ī photo that appears to have been taken in his early 40s shows a handsome, slender man with thinning hair, a full dark beard and a penetrating stare.Īnd politics? “Mr. 11, 1854 - I like the idea that the exact date was preserved - Edward settled near Coyote Creek and eventually bought land in Rancho Santa Teresa. Edward took 600 head of cattle with him and packed enough coffee, sugar and bacon to win the favor of the Indians at three crucial stops on the way.Īfter the family arrived in San Jose on Oct. The Cottle family was more affluent than most. At the age of 21, he went with his family in a cross-country wagon train led by his father, a doughty 61-year-old veteran of the War of 1812. Louis, the third-youngest of 11 children born to Edward and Celia Cottle. Martial Cottle (1833-1909) was born in Troy, Missouri, close to St. While I join folks in praising Lester - and it’s important to acknowledge the role of his mother - his grandfather provides the unwritten story. The main reason Martial Cottle’s name will live in public memory is that his grandson, Walter Lester, refused to sell out to developers. And as an avowed Republican, he married a woman from a well-known Democratic family. As a younger man, he liked to engage his horses in racing. And no, he was not particularly warlike, though two footnotes suggest he didn’t avoid all conflict. Last things first: Yes, he did spell his name that way (It comes from a first-century Roman poet). When I read of how the recently deceased Walter Cottle Lester gave the public 287 acres for the Martial Cottle park in south San Jose, I had one burning question: Just who was Martial Cottle? And if he spelled his first name that way, was he a warlike guy? I chose novels that relate to William Shakespeare one way or.Call it a journalist’s search for the loose thread. It’s a terrific site for finding five of an authors’ favorite books on their subject. Who can blame them?.īy Jinny Webber | | Shakespeare and Fiction | 0 commentsTo coincide with publication of BEDTRICK, I was asked to contribute to the ‘Five Best’ list of. During the American Civil War, some 200 soldiers who died in battle or otherwise later identified were female. The preceding years.īy Jinny Webber | | Gender fluidity, Sex and Gender in Shakespeare's England | 2 commentsThrough history, women have successfully passed as male: no hormones, no surgery, only perhaps herbs to end or slow menstrual periods. On its broad terrace Shakespeare’s company presents his woodland comedy As You Like It for a noble company, including newly crowned King James I. His favorite source for stories and metaphors was the Metamorphoses of the Roman poet Ovid, a.īy Jinny Webber | | Sex and Gender in Shakespeare's England | 0 commentsThe final scene of Bedtrick takes place on a summer’s day on the grand country estate Wilton House. Related blogs can be found on my new site, Gender and Greek Myth.īy Jinny Webber | | Uncategorized | 0 commentsBedtrick is very much alive: you or your local bookstore can order it from Until now this blog has focused on Shakespeare’s era. Like Shakespeare who leaned on the Roman poet Ovid, I use his Metamorphoses as a springboard. By Jinny Webber | | Sex and Gender in | 0 commentsTime for a transition from posts related to Shakespeare’s England to ancient Greece before the Trojan war.
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