Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age
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Book Overview "A dual life story that reads as pleasurably as the best fiction but with all the intelligence of a first-rate biography. . . . completel...
"A dual life story that reads as pleasurably as the best fiction but with all the intelligence of a first-rate biography. . . . completely absorbing."--Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
The granddaughter of the richest man in America, Consuelo Vanderbilt was the prize catch of New York Society. But her socially ambitious mother, Alva, was adamant that her daughter should make a grand marriage, and the underfunded Duke of Marlborough was just the thing--even though Consuelo loved someone else.
The story of these two women is not simply one of empty wealth, Gilded Age glamour, and of enterprising social ambition. Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt is also a fascinating account of how two women struggled to break free from the deeply materialistic, stifling world into which they were born, taking up the fight for female equality. In this brilliant and engrossing book, Amanda Mackenzie Stuart suggests that behind the most famous transatlantic marriage lies an extraordinary tale of the quest for female power.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 640 | Language: English | Publisher: PERENNIAL | ISBN: 0060938250
FormatPaperback
Pages640
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0060938250
EAN9780060938253
PublisherPERENNIAL
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.18 Pounds
Length8.08 Inches
Width5.3 Inches
Height1.13 Inches
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