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100 1 $aFox, James,$d1945- .$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82160265
240 10 $aLanghorne sisters$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99054256
245 10 $aFive sisters :$bthe Langhorne sisters of Virginia /$cJames Fox.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c[2000], ©2000.
300 $a496 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aPreviously published as: The Langhorne sisters. 1998.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [477]-480) and index.
520 1 $a"The author tells the story of the beautiful Langhorne sisters, who lived at the pinnacle of high and powerful society from the end of the Civil War through the Second World War. Making their way across two continents, they left in their wakes rich husbands, fame, adoration, and scandal.".
520 8 $a"Lizzie, Irene, Nancy, Phyllis, and Nora were born in Virginia to a family impoverished by the Civil War. Their father remade his fortune by collaborating with the Yankees and building railroads; the sisters became southern belles and northern debutantes.".
520 8 $a"The most famous sister, Nancy, married Waldorf Astor, one of the richest men in the world. Heroic, hilarious, magnetically charming, and a bully, Lady Astor became Britain's first female MP, championing women's rights and the poor. The beautiful Irene married Charles Dana Gibson and was the model for the Gibson Girl. The author's grandmother, Phyllis, married a famous economist, one of the architects of modern Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
600 30 $aLanghorne family.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074499
600 10 $aAstor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor,$cViscountess,$d1879-1964.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50030709
600 10 $aBrand, Phyllis,$d1880-1937.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99054251
651 0 $aVirginia$vBiography.
650 0 $aAmericans$zGreat Britain$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009114855
651 0 $aGreat Britain$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056608
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial life and customs$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140537
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xSocial life and customs$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056953
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