The Scandalous Mrs. Blackford. by Kane, Harnett T with Victor Leclerc - 1951.

New York:: Julian Messner, 1951.. Book Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: khaki boards; the top edge tint is dark red; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: The fabulous story of an American woman's empire-shaking love affair with Grand Duke Nicholas. Harriet Blackford began life as a clergyman's daughter in Philadelphia. She was a well-born rebel, who was widowed early in life after an unfortunate elopement. She vowed she would never again live in the genteel poverty she had always known. Moving into an elegant Philadelphia house with no assets but her charm and beauty, the became the toast of the rich young men of the city, and the talk of the women. Driven from Philadelphia by gossip, she moved on to Paris -- the brilliant Paris before the Franco-Prussian war. But with a German siege upon the city, Harriet moved on to St Petersburg where she met Nicholas, nephew of the Tsar. This story is based upon facts uncovered by the Russian historian Victor Leclerc.