A well-behaved woman. [online electronic book]
A well-behaved woman. [online electronic book]
By
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Fowler, Therese.
Publication Date
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2018
Subject Term
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Electronic books.
Social classes -- Fiction.
Manners and customs -- Fiction.
Genre
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Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Summary
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Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America's great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and built 9 mansions, hosted grand balls, and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement.
Language
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English
ISBN
:
9781250095497
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