Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age Prioleau Betsy
Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age Prioleau Betsy The first biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie--a titan of publishing and an…
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Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age Prioleau Betsy
The first biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie--a titan of publishing and an unsung hero of women's suffrage--connecting Gilded Age opulence with present-day social justiceAmong the fabled tycoons of the Gilded Age--Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt--is a forgotten figure: Mrs. For 20 years she ran the country's largest publishing company, Frank Leslie Enterprises, which chronicled the postbellum United States in dozens of weeklies and monthlies. Frank Leslie.
But Miriam Leslie was also a byword for scandal: She flouted feminine convention, took lovers, married four times, and harbored unsavory secrets which she concealed through a skein of lies and multiple personas. A pioneer in an all-male industry, she made a fortune and became a national celebrity in the process. Both before and after her death, glimpses of the truth emerged, including an