DIAMONDS AND DEADLINES: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age
For 20 years Mrs. Frank Leslie ran the country's largest publishing company, Frank Leslie Publishing, which chronicled postbellum America in dozens of weeklies and monthlies. She made a fortune and became a national celebrity and tastemaker in the process. At her death she left her entire multimillion-dollar estate to women's suffrage. 16 pages of photos.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 357
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 9781468314502
Item #: 779293X