Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age – A Historical Biography of Transatlantic Marriage, Social Ambition, and the Rise of Female Power (P.S.)

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 societyâ‚¬"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 bornâ‚¬"a world of materialistic concerns and shallow elitism in which females were voiceless and powerlessâ‚¬"and of their lifelong dedication to noble and dangerous causes and the battle for women's rights.
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2007-01-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780060938253

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age – A Historical Biography of Transatlantic Marriage, Social Ambition, and the Rise of Female Power (P.S.)