Mrs. Lincoln's rival : a novel
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, [2014].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780525954286 (hardback), 0525954287 (hardback)
Physical Desc
419 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Adult Fiction
FICTION CHIAVERINI
1 available
FICTION CHIAVERINI
1 available
Lake Hiawatha Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION CHIAVERINI
1 available
FICTION CHIAVERINI
1 available
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, [2014].
Language
English
ISBN
9780525954286 (hardback), 0525954287 (hardback)
Notes
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, Jennifer Chiaverini, reveals the famous First Lady's very public social and political contest with Kate Chase Sprague, memorialized as "one of the most remarkable women ever known to Washington society." (Providence Journal) Kate Chase Sprague was born in 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second daughter to the second wife of a devout but ambitious lawyer. Her father, Salmon P. Chase, rose to prominence in the antebellum years and was appointed secretary of the treasury in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet, while aspiring to even greater heights. Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase stepped into the role of establishing her thrice-widowed father in Washington society and as a future presidential candidate. Her efforts were successful enough that The Washington Star declared her "the most brilliant woman of her day. None outshone her." None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln. Though Mrs. Lincoln and her young rival held much in common-political acumen, love of country, and a resolute determination to help the men they loved achieve greatness-they could never be friends, for the success of one could come only at the expense of the other. When Kate Chase married William Sprague, the wealthy young governor of Rhode Island, it was widely regarded as the pinnacle of Washington society weddings. President Lincoln was in attendance. The First Lady was not. Jennifer Chiaverini excels at chronicling the lives of extraordinary yet little known women through historical fiction. What she did for Elizabeth Keckley in Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and for Elizabeth Van Lew in The Spymistress she does for Kate Chase Sprague in Mrs. Lincoln's Rival"--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Adult Fiction | FICTION CHIAVERINI | Available | |
Lake Hiawatha Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION CHIAVERINI | Available |
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION CHIAVERINI | Available | |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Fiction | FIC CHIAVERINI | Available | |
Chester Library - Adult Fiction | HISTORICAL FICTION CHIAVERINI | Available | |
Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION CHIAVERINI | Available | |
Hackettstown Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION CHIAVERINI | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Children of politicians -- Fiction.
Governors' spouses -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, -- 1818-1882 -- Fiction.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Fiction.
Sprague, Kate Chase, -- 1840-1899 -- Fiction.
Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Children of politicians -- Fiction.
Governors' spouses -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, -- 1818-1882 -- Fiction.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Fiction.
Sprague, Kate Chase, -- 1840-1899 -- Fiction.
Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chiaverini, J. (2014). Mrs. Lincoln's rival: a novel . Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chiaverini, Jennifer. 2014. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival: A Novel. Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chiaverini, Jennifer. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival: A Novel Dutton, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chiaverini, Jennifer. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival: A Novel Dutton, 2014.
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