Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad

by Jehanne Wake

Book Overview

Perfect for fans of the Emmy Award-winning series Downton Abbey , whose creator, Julian Fellowes, raved that Sisters of Fortune is "absolutely fascinating"--a real-life Jane Austen story, that follows... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 145160761X
• ISBN13: 9781451607611
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

An amazing and informative book!

This book was a nifty read! These young women were the grandchildren of the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence: Charles Carroll of Carrollton. In their time, they were with a veritable who's-who of the late 1700's and early and mid 1800's: Dolly Madison, the Duke of Wellington, President Jackson... the list goes on. They were the original "Dollar Princess," before that became a thing 70 years later. These women controlled their own money, whom they married, and had long and fascinating lives. This book was a terrific read for those wanting to learn more about women in history, especially in this much-talked-about time period. This is a history book, well written, and has two groups of pictures and portraits in the middle sections (instead of the usual one), which was nice. I highly recommend this book!