Download or read book The Ralstons written by F. Marion Crawford and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ralstons" by F. Marion Crawford is a historical novel, set in New York. The story reveals the social life and customs of the upper-class American families living in the 19th century. Excerpt: "Alexander Lauderdale Junior was very much exercised in spirit concerning the welfare of his two daughters, of whom the elder was Charlotte and the younger was Katharine. Charlotte had been married, nearly two years before the opening of this tale, to Benjamin Slayback, the well-known member of Congress from Nevada, and lived in Washington. Katharine was still at home, living with her father and mother and grandfather, in the old house in Clinton Place, in the city of New York."