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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age (P.S.) List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.53 You Save: $5.42 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 920 EAN: 9780060938253 ISBN: 0060938250 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: January 01, 2007 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: January 09, 2007 Studio: Harper Perennial Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: When Consuelo Vanderbilt'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 take the family to the top of New York society—forcing a heartbroken Consuelo into a marriage she did not want with the underfunded Duke of Marlborough. But the story of Consuelo and Alva is more than a tale of enterprising social ambition, Gilded Age glamour, and the emptiness of wealth. It is a fascinating account of two extraordinary women who struggled to break free from the world into which they were born—a world of materialistic concerns and shallow elitism in which females were voiceless and powerless—and of their lifelong dedication to noble and dangerous causes and the battle for women's rights. Average Rating:
 Rating: - An interesting reada great read, full of lot's of details and insights. I learned alot about these women, this class of society and the Gilded Age. Rating:  - Better than most fiction!Long book, but very good. Seems we've always been more than just a little interested in the private lives of the rich and famous in this country. From the description of the bridal lingerie of Consuelo in the newspapers to the reportings of celebrity "antics" today. Nice to know that she, and her mother, were aware of the changing world around them, and made contributions to society. Rating: - Birds in Gilded CagesA fascinating glimpse into New York and European society at the turn of the century. I kept wanting to shout to Consuelo, "Run! Run as fast as you can away from your control-freak mother!" Rating:  - Facinating subject, but not without some problemsIn Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt, Amanda Mackenzie Stuart gives her reader a glimpse into the lives of two fascinating women: Alva, the daughter of a less-than-400-family married into the fabulously wealthy Vanderbilt clan and made them into what they became. She was a forcefully dynamic woman who encouraged her children to be independent, yet stifled them. Consuelo, on the other hand, emerges as a more sympathetic character; married to the Duke of Marlborough at age 18, she was forced to give up ... Read More Rating: - Consuelo and AlvaFascinating story well presented. This well-researched book has clarified several misconceptions about the Consuelo and Alva story. 
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