An American beauty
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023].
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A novel of the gilded age"--Cover
Description
"When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune"--,Provided by publisher
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1867, Richmond, Virginia. Arabella wears the same low-cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worsham's gambling parlor, yet she is set apart by her unyielding grit, and a resolve to escape her background of struggle and poverty. Collis Huntington, railroad baron and self-made multimillionaire, is married and thirty years her senior, yet flirtation rapidly escalates into an affair. With Collis's help, Arabella eventually moves to New York, posing as a genteel, well-to-do Southern widow. Using Collis's seed money and her own shrewd investing instincts, she begins to amass a fortune. Collis marries Arabella after his wife's death, but she must earn her place in Society. There are some who suspect the scandalous truth, and will blackmail her for it. -- adapted from back cover
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Prescott Public Library - Adult New Books | ABE, SHANA | Checked Out | July 16, 2024 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Businesspeople -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Huntington, Arabella Duval, -- 1850 or 1851-1924 -- Fiction.
Huntington, Collis Potter, -- 1821-1900 -- Fiction.
May-December romances -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Novels.
Romance fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Upper class -- Fiction.
Businesspeople -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Huntington, Arabella Duval, -- 1850 or 1851-1924 -- Fiction.
Huntington, Collis Potter, -- 1821-1900 -- Fiction.
May-December romances -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Novels.
Romance fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Upper class -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Abé, S. (2023). An American beauty . Kensington Publishing Corp..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abé, Shana. 2023. An American Beauty. Kensington Publishing Corp.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abé, Shana. An American Beauty Kensington Publishing Corp, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Abé, Shana. An American Beauty Kensington Publishing Corp., 2023.
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