{"product_id":"the-million-dollar-duchesses-how-americas-heiresses-seduced-the-aristocracy","title":"The Million Dollar Duchesses: How Americas Heiresses Seduced the Aristocracy","description":"\u003cp\u003ePOWER  SCANDAL  GLAMOUR  FAME  On 6 November 1895 Consuelo Vanderbilt married Charles Spencer-Churchill  9th Duke of Marlborough. Though the preceding months had included spurned loves  unexpected deaths  scandal and illicit affairs  the wedding was the crowning moment for the unofficial marriage brokers  Lady Minnie Paget and Consuelo Yzanga  Dowager Duchess of Manchester  the original buccaneers who had instructed  cajoled and manipulated wealthy young heiresses into making the perfect match.  Fame  money  power  prestige  perhaps even love  these were some of the reasons for the marriages that took place between wealthy American heiresses and the English aristocracy in 1895. For a few  the marriages were happy but for many others  the matches brought loneliness  infidelity  bankruptcy and divorce.  Focusing on a single year  The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau tells the story of a group of wealthy American heiresses seeking to marry into the English aristocracy. From the beautiful and eligible debutante Consuelo Vanderbilt  in love with a dashing older man but thwarted by her controlling mother  Washington society heiress Mary Leiter who married the pompous Lord Curzon and became the Vicereine of India  Maud Burke  vivacious San Francisco belle with a questionable background  this book uncovers their stories. Also revealed is the hidden role played Lady Minnie Paget and Consuelo Yzanga  Dowager Duchess of Manchester  two unofficial marriage brokers who taught the heiresses how to use every social trick in the book to land their dream husband.  The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau dashes through the year to uncover the seasons  the parties  the money  the glamour  the gossip  the scandal and the titles  always with one eye on the two women who made it all possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968484044853,"sku":"ByrdShop_1781317879","price":92.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781781317877.jpg?v=1770651314","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-million-dollar-duchesses-how-americas-heiresses-seduced-the-aristocracy","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}