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the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War "Belle of the North" and gilded age woman of scandal

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An edition of American queen (2014)

American queen

the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War "Belle of the North" and gilded age woman of scandal

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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.

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Da Capo Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
Language
English
Pages
376

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Subjects
Socialites, Politics and government, Biography, New York Times reviewed, United states, politics and government, 19th century, Chase, salmon p. (salmon portland), 1808-1873, Political science
People
Kate Chase Sprague (1840-1899), Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), William Sprague (1830-1915)
Places
United States
Times
19th century

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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
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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
2014, Da Capo Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
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Table of Contents

Prologue: A Woman in the Arena -- -- Part 1.
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 2.
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 3.
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 --
Acknowledgments --
Notes --
Selected Bibliography --
Index --
Photographs following page.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references 353-361) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.5092, B
Library of Congress
E415.9.S76 O55 2014, E415.9.S76O55 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 376 pages
Number of pages
376

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27170952M
Internet Archive
americanqueenris0000olle
ISBN 10
0306822806
ISBN 13
9780306822803
LCCN
2014012054
OCLC/WorldCat
881387244

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