Glitter and the Gold - The American Duchess - In Her Own Words

Zusatztext Wonderfully evocative [...] now reissued in an elegant new edition' Informationen zum Autor Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was born in New York City in 1877 and was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. She became the Duchess of Marlborough on her marriage to the ninth Duke of Marlborough in 1895, eventually separating in 1906. She remarried in 1921 and spent the remainder of her life involved in philanthropic projects, until her death in Long Island, New York in 1964. Klappentext For fans of Downton Abbey, this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy.For fans of Downton Abbey , this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy. Zusammenfassung For fans of Downton Abbey, this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy.

Product details

• Authors: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Balsan Consuelo Vanderbilt, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2012
• EAN: 9781444730999
• ISBN: 978-1-4447-3099-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, Biography: historical, political and military