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Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age

Amanda Mackenzie Stuart

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Description:When Consuelo Vanderbilt's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, enthusiastically supported by Consuelo's mother, Alva, who was determined to take the family to the top of New York society—forcing a heartbroken Consuelo into a marriage she did not want with the underfunded Duke of Marlborough. But the story of Consuelo and Alva is more than a tale of enterprising social ambition, Gilded Age glamour, and the emptiness of wealth. It is a fascinating account of two extraordinary women who struggled to break free from the world into which they were born—a world of materialistic concerns and shallow elitism in which females were voiceless and powerless—and of their lifelong dedication to noble and dangerous causes and the battle for women's rights.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age. To get started finding Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 608

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: HarperPress

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0007445687

Description: When Consuelo Vanderbilt's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, enthusiastically supported by Consuelo's mother, Alva, who was determined to take the family to the top of New York society—forcing a heartbroken Consuelo into a marriage she did not want with the underfunded Duke of Marlborough. But the story of Consuelo and Alva is more than a tale of enterprising social ambition, Gilded Age glamour, and the emptiness of wealth. It is a fascinating account of two extraordinary women who struggled to break free from the world into which they were born—a world of materialistic concerns and shallow elitism in which females were voiceless and powerless—and of their lifelong dedication to noble and dangerous causes and the battle for women's rights.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age. To get started finding Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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