Mrs. Lincoln's Rival

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Mrs. Lincoln's Rival

The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincolnâ€™s Dressmaker and Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule, Jennifer Chiaverini, reveals the famous First Ladyâ€™s very public social and political contest with Kate Chase Sprague, memorialized as â€œone of the most remarkable women ever known to Washington society.â€ (Providence Journal)

Kate Chase Sprague was born in 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second daughter to the second wife of a devout but ambitious lawyer. Her father, Salmon P. Chase, rose to prominence in the antebellum years and was appointed secretary of the treasury in Abraham Lincolnâ€™s cabinet, while aspiring to even greater heights.

Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase stepped into the role of establishing her thrice-widowed father in Washington society and as a future presidential candidate. Her efforts were successful enough that The Washington Star declared her â€œthe most brilliant woman of her day. None outshone her.â€

None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln. Though Mrs. Lincoln and her young rival held much in commonâ€”political acumen, love of country, and a resolute determination to help the men they loved achieve greatnessâ€”they could never be friends, for the success of one could come only at the expense of the other. When Kate Chase married William Sprague, the wealthy young governor of Rhode Island, it was widely regarded as the pinnacle of Washington society weddings. President Lincoln was in attendance. The First Lady was not.

Jennifer Chiaverini excels at chronicling the lives of extraordinary yet littleknown women through historical fiction. What she did for Elizabeth Keckley in Mrs. Lincolnâ€™s Dressmaker and for Elizabeth Van Lew in The Spymistress she does for Kate Chase Sprague in Mrs. Lincolnâ€™s Rival.

Country	USA
Author	Jennifer Chiaverini
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Dutton Adult
EAN	9780525954286
Edition	First Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0525954287
Label	Dutton
Manufacturer	Dutton
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	432
PublicationDate	2014-01-14
Publisher	Dutton
ReleaseDate	2014-01-14
Studio	Dutton

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