{"product_id":"american-queen-the-rise-and-fall-of-kate-chase-sprague-civil-war-belle-of-the-north-and-gilded-age-woman-of-scandal-hardcover","title":"American Queen: The Rise and Fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War \"Belle of the North\" and Gilded Age Woman of Scandal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Oller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHad \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine been around during the Civil War and after, Kate Chase would have made its \"Most Beautiful\" and \"Most Intriguing\" lists every year. The charismatic daughter of Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's treasury secretary, Kate Chase enjoyed unprecedented political power for a woman. As her widowed father's hostess, she set up a rival \"court\" against Mary Lincoln in hopes of making her father president and herself his First Lady. To facilitate that goal, she married one of the richest men in the country, the handsome \"boy governor\" of Rhode Island, in the social event of the Civil War. She moved easily between the worlds of high fashion, adorning herself in the most regal Parisian gowns, and politics, managing her father's presidential campaigns. \"No Queen has ever reigned under the Stars and Stripes,\" one newspaper would write, \"but this remarkable woman came closer to being a Queen than any American woman has.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when William Sprague turned out to be less of a prince as a husband, Kate found comfort in the arms of a powerful married senator. The ensuing sex scandal ended her virtual royalty; after the marriage crumbled and the money disappeared, she was left only with her children and her ever-proud bearing. She became a social outcast and died in poverty, yet in her final years she would find both greater authenticity and the inner peace that had always eluded her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate Chase's dramatic story is one of ambition and tragedy, set against the seductive allure of the Civil War and Gilded Age, involving some of the most famous personalities in American history. In this beautifully written and meticulously researched biography, drawing on much unpublished material, John Oller captures the extraordinary life of a woman who was a century ahead of her time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Oller\u003c\/b\u003e, a lawyer and journalist, is the author of the critically acclaimed biographies of actress Jean Arthur and Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Todd Lincoln's great rival. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49107171803288,"sku":"9780306822803","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/JtRMDDQIJj9780306822803.webp?v=1778763420","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/american-queen-the-rise-and-fall-of-kate-chase-sprague-civil-war-belle-of-the-north-and-gilded-age-woman-of-scandal-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}