The husband hunters : American heiresses who married into the British aristocracy
by De Courcy, Anne (Author)
Summary
"A delicious group biography of the young American heiresses who married into the British aristocracy at the turn of the twentieth century - the real women who inspired Downton Abbey."--Back cover. Full description
- Where they came from
- The 'buccaneers'
- Jennie
- The first duke captured
- Living in the country
- Mrs. Paran Stevens
- Alva
- Newport
- The 'Marrying Wilsons'
- The call of Europe
- Virginia
- Maud
- Royal connections
- The Bradley-Martins
- Fitting in
- or not
- Tennie Claflin : the odd one out
- The river of gold
- It was all too much.