Madcap May: Mistress of Myth, Men, and Hope

by Richard Kurin

Book Overview

May Yohe was a popular entertainer from humble American origins who married and then abandoned a wealthy English Lord who owned the fabled Hope diamond--one of the most valuable objects in the world and now exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. May was a romantic who had numerous lovers and at least three husbands--though the tabloids rumored twelve. One included the playboy son of the Mayor of New York. May separated from him--twice--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158834326X
• ISBN13: 9781588343260
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"