New York: Dutton Books, 2014. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival by Jennifer Chiaverini (Author)-Hardcover IN CELL WRAP DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-COPYRIGHT 2014..419 PAGES Kate Chase Sprague was born in 1840 in... Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 419 p. Audience: General/trade. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival by Jennifer Chiaverini (Author)-Hardcover IN CELL WRAP DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-COPYRIGHT 2014..419 PAGES 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 littleknown 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.

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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 littleknown 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 .

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Seller: Red Rover Do Over (US)
Seller's Inventory #: Alibris.0039407
Title: Mrs. Lincoln's Rival
Author: Chiaverini, Jennifer
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival by Jennifer Chiaverini (Author)-Hardcov
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0525954287
ISBN 13: 9780525954286
Publisher: Dutton Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2014

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