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American queen: the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War ''Belle of the North'' and gilded age woman of scandal

By William , Chase , Salmon Portland;Oller , John;Sprague , Kate Chase;Sprague

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780306822810, 0306822814
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4389845 bytes)
Pages
(xxiii, 376 pages :) : illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1808-1873;Sprague-- 1830-1915;Socialites -- United States -- Biogra-- 1840-1899;ChaseCivil War Period (1850-1877);Historical;HISTORY--UKate ChaseSalmon P. -- (Salmon Portland)William

Description

In this beautifully written and meticulously researched biography, John Oller captures the tumultuous, passionate, and ultimately tragic life of Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Lincoln''s ambitious rival.;A Note on the Text; Contents; Prologue: A Woman in the Arena; PART I: MISS CHASE; 1. "Qualified to Ornament Any Society"; 2. "I Shall Strive to Be First Wherever I May Be"; 3. "How Short Then Is This Life!"; 4. The Belle of Columbus; 5. The Belle of Washington; 6. The Boy Governor; 7: Mrs. Lincoln's Rival; 8. Wedding of the Decade; PART II: MRS. SPRAGUE; 9. "Imagine My Disappointment"; 10. "Our Accomplished Countrywoman"; 11. "More Unfitness Day by Day"; 12. "I Am Told That She Actually Controls the Entire Affair"; 13. "You Have Been Most Cruelly Deceived"; 14. "I Almost Hate This Man." A Note on the Text Contents Prologue: A Woman in the Arena PART I: MISS CHASE 1. "Qualified to Ornament Any Society" 2. "I Shall Strive to Be First Wherever I May Be" 3. "How Short Then Is This Life!" 4. The Belle of Columbus 5. The Belle of Washington 6. The Boy Governor 7: Mrs. Lincoln's Rival 8. Wedding of the Decade PART II: MRS. SPRAGUE 9. "Imagine My Disappointment" 10. "Our Accomplished Countrywoman" 11. "More Unfitness Day by Day" 12. "I Am Told That She Actually Controls the Entire Affair" 13. "You Have Been Most Cruelly Deceived" 14. "I Almost Hate This Man." 15. "She's Capable of Hitting Him"16. Some Dared Call It Treason 17. End of an Era 18. End of an Empire 19. "Intended by Their Creator for Each Other" 20. "Mrs. Conkling Is Not Here This Winter" 21. "The Now Notorious Outbreak" 22. "The Bird Has Flown" PART III: KATE CHASE AGAIN 23. "A Dinner with the Queen" 24. "As Much Alone as Cleopatra" 25. Gilded Age Woman 26. Stalwart Woman 27. An Unmarried Woman 28. An Independent Woman 29. "What We Have Is Good" 30. "None Outshone Her" Epilogue Photographs Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index.

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