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Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor

Door Adrian Fort

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#402887-UF22
Titel
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
Auteur
Fort, Adrian
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Johathan Cape
Jaar van uitgave
2012
ISBN10
022409016X
ISBN13
9780224090162
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
"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, lavis... (Lees verder)h 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.
Pagina's
378
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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