American queen : the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War "Belle of the North" and gilded age woman of scandal /
Oller, John.
American queen : the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War "Belle of the North" and gilded age woman of scandal / John Oller. - xxiii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references 353-361) and index.
Prologue: A Woman in the Arena -- Miss Chase -- "Qualified to Ornament Any Society" -- "I Shall Strive to Be First Wherever I May Be" -- "How Short Then Is This Life!" -- The Belle of Columbus -- The Belle of Washington -- The Boy Governor -- Mrs. Lincoln's Rival -- Wedding of the Decade -- Mrs. Sprague -- "Imagine My Disappointment" -- "Our Accomplished Countrywoman" -- "More Unfitness Day by Day" -- "I Am Told That She Actually Controls the Entire Affair" -- "You Have Been Most Cruelly Deceived" -- "I Almost Hate This Man" -- "She's Capable of Hitting Him" -- Some Dared Call It Treason -- End of an Era -- End of an Empire -- "Intended by Their Creator for Each Other" -- "Mrs. Conkling Is Not Here This Winter" -- "The Now Notorious Outbreak" -- "The Bird Has Flown" -- Kate Chase Again -- "A Dinner with the Queen" -- "As Much Alone as Cleopatra" -- Gilded Age Woman -- Stalwart Woman -- An Unmarried Woman -- An Independent Woman -- "What We Have Is Good" -- "None Outshone Her" -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Photographs following page. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part 2. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Part 3. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
In this beautifully written and meticulously researched biography, John Oller captures the tumultuous, passionate, and ultimately tragic life of Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Lincoln's ambitious rival.
0306822806 0306822814 9780306822803 9780306822810
2014012054
Chase, Salmon P. 1808-1873.
Sprague, Kate Chase, 1840-1899.
Sprague, William, 1830-1915.
Socialites--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
American queen : the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War "Belle of the North" and gilded age woman of scandal / John Oller. - xxiii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references 353-361) and index.
Prologue: A Woman in the Arena -- Miss Chase -- "Qualified to Ornament Any Society" -- "I Shall Strive to Be First Wherever I May Be" -- "How Short Then Is This Life!" -- The Belle of Columbus -- The Belle of Washington -- The Boy Governor -- Mrs. Lincoln's Rival -- Wedding of the Decade -- Mrs. Sprague -- "Imagine My Disappointment" -- "Our Accomplished Countrywoman" -- "More Unfitness Day by Day" -- "I Am Told That She Actually Controls the Entire Affair" -- "You Have Been Most Cruelly Deceived" -- "I Almost Hate This Man" -- "She's Capable of Hitting Him" -- Some Dared Call It Treason -- End of an Era -- End of an Empire -- "Intended by Their Creator for Each Other" -- "Mrs. Conkling Is Not Here This Winter" -- "The Now Notorious Outbreak" -- "The Bird Has Flown" -- Kate Chase Again -- "A Dinner with the Queen" -- "As Much Alone as Cleopatra" -- Gilded Age Woman -- Stalwart Woman -- An Unmarried Woman -- An Independent Woman -- "What We Have Is Good" -- "None Outshone Her" -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Photographs following page. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part 2. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Part 3. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
In this beautifully written and meticulously researched biography, John Oller captures the tumultuous, passionate, and ultimately tragic life of Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Lincoln's ambitious rival.
0306822806 0306822814 9780306822803 9780306822810
2014012054
Chase, Salmon P. 1808-1873.
Sprague, Kate Chase, 1840-1899.
Sprague, William, 1830-1915.
Socialites--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--19th century.