To marry an English Lord

To marry an English Lord

Gail MacColl, 1954-

Book - 2012

Read about a unique set of American women cutting a swath through stodgy 19th century British aristocracy. The book covers not just who they were but the lows and the triumphs of their inter-continental marriages. Also included are many fascinating details on how they dressed and what they had to go through.

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Subjects
Upper class > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Nobility > England > History > 19th century.
Marriage > England > History > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 1865-1918.
Published
New York, NY : Workman Pub c2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Gail MacColl, 1954- (-)
Other Authors
Carol Wallace, 1955- (-)
Item Description
"Tales of wealth and marriage, sex and snobbery"--Cover.
Originally published: 1989.
Physical Description
x, 403 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.
ISBN
9780761171959
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1. The Buccaneers
  • Old New York
  • The Cut Direct
  • At Home on Washington Square
  • The Mrs. Astor
  • Rule Britannia
  • At Home on Berkeley Square
  • Their Noble Lordships
  • The London Season
  • Pushy Mamas
  • Words for Those on the Outside Wanting In
  • The Age of Revenge
  • Wall Street Father No. 1: The Sporting Man
  • The First Marriages
  • The Wilson Family Scorecard #1: May & Ogden
  • The Last Word
  • Chapter 2. The Fair Invaders
  • A Turn in the Tide
  • Calling-Card Protocol
  • The Wilson Family Scorecard #2: Orme & Carrie
  • The Big Showdowns
  • Audacity & Innocence
  • The Genius of Clothes
  • Wall Street Father No. 2: The Silent Partner
  • The Top Dollars
  • The Siege of London
  • The Flip Side: Queen Victoria's Court
  • Fifth Avenue Meets the Peerage
  • The Wilson Family Scorecard #3: Belle & Mungo
  • Miss Daisy Miller
  • The Competition
  • Points in Her Campaign
  • Poor Peers
  • Estate Drains
  • Rating a Mate
  • Darling Daisy
  • The Self-Made Girl's Wedding
  • Chapter 3. American Heiresses: What Will You Bid?
  • He Stoops to Conquer
  • The Other Astors
  • The Princess Diana Connection
  • Duke's Progress: The English Lord's American Journey
  • The Plutocrat's Daughters
  • The Louis Fixation
  • Wall Street Father #3: The Collector
  • The Match of the Century
  • Like Father, Like Son
  • The Newport Schedule
  • Doing the Continental
  • Annus Mirabilis
  • Let's Make a Deal
  • She Is Now a Duchess
  • The Heiress's Newport
  • The Wilson Family Scorecard #4: Grace & Neily
  • The American Aristocrat's Wedding
  • The Vanderbilt-Whitney Show
  • Chapter 4. Married Heiresses
  • Happily Ever After
  • Bringing Home the Bride
  • A Room with a View
  • American Wives & English Husbands
  • Jennie Gets Pinned
  • The Heir & the Spare
  • "I Baptize thee Albert Edward"
  • Chatelaine, or Where the Money Went
  • Upstairs, Downstairs
  • A Place for Everyone
  • Costume Changes
  • Survival of the Fastest
  • In the Public Domain
  • The Glitter & the Gold
  • Portrait of a Lady: Sitting to Sargent
  • At Long Last, Love
  • A Wealth of Love
  • Chapter 5. The New Heiresses
  • Vivant Rex
  • Thoroughly Modern Jennie
  • Earning a Title
  • The Great Durbar
  • Devonshire House Ball
  • Entertaining Edward
  • Taking the Measure
  • The Crowning Touch
  • Out of the Past
  • "I thought everyone must know"
  • The Last Marriages
  • Court Curtsey
  • "Are there any more like you at home?"
  • Till Death or the Judge Do Us Part: The American Heiress Divorce
  • Epilogue
  • "A Hanging Offense"
  • An American Heiress Directory
  • Register of American Heiresses
  • Other Distinguished 19-Century Englishmen with American Wives
  • Brothers Who Married Heiresses
  • Cousins Who Married Heiresses
  • Father-Son Duos
  • Once Is Not Enough!
  • The Bridesmaid Connection
  • Walking Tour of the American Heiresses-London
  • Bibliography/Selected Reading
  • Index

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