Ebook: American queen: the rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War ''Belle of the North'' and gilded age woman of scandal

In this beautifully written and meticulously researched biography, John Oller captures the tumultuous, passionate, and ultimately tragic life of Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Lincoln''s ambitious rival.;A Note on the Text; Contents; Prologue: A Woman in the Arena; PART I: MISS CHASE; 1. "Qualified to Ornament Any Society"; 2. "I Shall Strive to Be First Wherever I May Be"; 3. "How Short Then Is This Life!"; 4. The Belle of Columbus; 5. The Belle of Washington; 6. The Boy Governor; 7: Mrs. Lincoln's Rival; 8. Wedding of the Decade; PART II: MRS. SPRAGUE; 9. "Imagine My Disappointment"; 10. "Our Accomplished Countrywoman"; 11. "More Unfitness Day by Day"; 12. "I Am Told That She Actually Controls the Entire Affair"; 13. "You Have Been Most Cruelly Deceived"; 14. "I Almost Hate This Man."