Nancy
Subtitle: the story of Lady Astor
By: Adrian Fort
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780224090162; 9781409028581
Subjects: Women politicians; Politicians; Biography
Description: "In 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman to take a seat in Parliament. She was not what had been expected. Far from a virago who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of the ruling society that had for so long resisted the political upheavals of the early twentieth century, having married into the family of one of the richest men in the world. She was not even British. Yet she would prove to be a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament. [This book] charts Nancy Astor's ... story, from penury in the American South, to a lifestyle of the most immense riches, from the luxury of Edwardian England, through the 'Jazz Age', and on towards the Second World War: a world of great country estates, lavish town houses and the most sumptuous entertainments, peopled by the most famous and powerful names of the age. But hers was not only the life of power, glamour and easy charm: it was also defined by principles and bravery, by war and sacrifice, by love and bitter disputes. ..."--Bok jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations -- (starting p. ix); title: Family Trees -- (starting p. xi); title: Prologue -- (starting p. xiii) -- 1.; title: In Dixie -- (starting p. 1) -- 2.; title: Silver and Lead -- (starting p. 17) -- 3.; title: The Chase -- (starting p. 53) -- 4.; title: Gilded Youth -- (starting p. 80) -- 5.; title: New Adventures -- (starting p. 109) -- 6.; title: Into Battle -- (starting p. 125) -- 7.; title: The Power of One -- (starting p. 169) -- 8.; title: Centre Court -- (starting p. 210) -- 9.; title: Downhill -- (starting p. 234) -- 10.; title: War on Two Fronts -- (starting p. 269) -- 11.; title: Aftermath -- (starting p. 304); title: Notes and References -- (starting p. 331); title: Select Bibliography -- (starting p. 361); title: Index-- (starting p. 365)