Nancy
the story of Lady Astor
1st U.S. ed.
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Author
Publication
2013 - St Martin'S Press, New York, N.Y, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
94,500 words, Guess
Page Count
378 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivenancystoryoflady0000fort
- Internet Archivenancystoryoflady0000fort_q7o2
- ISBN-10031259903X
- ISBN-139780312599034
- Library of Congress Control Number2012532453
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number795010224
- Better World Books9780312599034
- Open LibraryOL27142144M
Classifications
- DDC941.082/092
- DDCB
- LCCDA574.A8 F67 2012
and 2 more
- LCCDA574.A8 F67 2013
- LCCDA574.A8F67 2013
Description
"In 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman to take a seat in Parliament. She was not what had been expected. Far from a virago who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of the ruling society that had for so long resisted the political upheavals of the early twentieth century, having married into the family of one of the richest men in the world. She was not even British. Yet she would prove to be a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament. [This book] charts Nancy Astor's ... story, from penury in the American South, to a lifestyle of the most immense riches, from the luxury of Edwardian England, through the 'Jazz Age', and on towards the Second World War: a world of great country estates, lavish town houses and the most sumptuous entertainments, peopled by the most famous and powerful names of the age. But hers was not only the life of power, glamour and easy charm: it was also defined by principles and bravery, by war and sacrifice, by love and bitter disputes. ..."--Bok jacket.
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