Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt : the story of a daughter and a mother in the Gilded Age /

When Consuelo's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, enthusiastically supported by Consuelo's mother, Alva, who was determined to attain the top of New York society. She was adamant that her daughter should make a grand m...

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Main Author: Stuart, Amanda Mackenzie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Haper Collins Publishers, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
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