Sisters of Fortune: The First American Heiresses to Take England by Storm

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Sisters of Fortune: The First American Heiresses to Take England by Storm

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Author :   Jehanne Wake
Publisher :   Vintage Publishing
Published :   04/08/2011
ISBN :   9780099428626
Format :   Paperback
Pages :   394
Size (mm) :   198x129x30
Weight (g) :   40

The first American heiresses took Britain by storm in 1816. Independent, fascinated by politics and clever with money, Marianne, Louisa, Emily and Bess Caton arrived in Britain and were swept into the set of the Duke of Wellington. This is an account... Read more
 
The first American heiresses took Britain by storm in 1816. Independent, fascinated by politics and clever with money, Marianne, Louisa, Emily and Bess Caton arrived in Britain and were swept into the set of the Duke of Wellington. This is an account of the American sisters who enthralled high society in the wake of Waterloo.