Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad
by Jehanne Wake
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1451607636
- ISBN 13
- 9781451607635
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Edges sl shelf worn, prev owner sticker on fep.
Based on the unpublished letters between them, this is about the famous, fabulous Caton sisters, American heiresses Marianne, Bess, Louisa and Emily, who rose to power in Regency England in the 1800s. Inclds maps, many color & b/w illustrations, notes and a 13 pg biblio.
Based on the unpublished letters between them, this is about the famous, fabulous Caton sisters, American heiresses Marianne, Bess, Louisa and Emily, who rose to power in Regency England in the 1800s. Inclds maps, many color & b/w illustrations, notes and a 13 pg biblio.
Synopsis
JEHANNE WAKE is a historian who has written about both royalty and money. Her books include a short biography of Florence Nightingale; Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Unconventional Daughter and Kleinwort Benson: the History of Two Families in Banking . She lives in London.
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- Bookseller
- UniqReads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2003
- Title
- Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad
- Author
- Jehanne Wake
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1451607636
- ISBN 13
- 9781451607635
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 2012-02
- Keywords
- Women, Maryland, 18th century, 19th century, America
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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