title: The Golden Mistress
author: Beyea, Basil
description: SHE WOULD USE THE ONLY WEAPONS SHE HAD, HER BEAUTY AND HER INTELLIGENCE.  THE PRIZE WAS THE SAME AS IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN, THE SILVER AND GOLD THAT COULD BUY WHAT SHE WANTED.
  
  Here is the stunning saga of the passionate and daring woman who climbed from the gutter to delight and amaze the young American republic with her scandalous behavior.
  
  Born Betsy Bowen, illegitimate daughter of a wharfside whore, she was seduced at the age of 10 by her Bible-toting guardian.  By the time she was 15, she was one of the most accomplished prostitutes in the New England colonies.  She rose to capture the heart of Aaron Burr, becoming the most famous courtesan of her day - the notorious and much envied Mme. Jumel.
  
  