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Retail The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincolns Dressmaker , Jennifer Chiaverini, reveals the famous First Ladys very public social and political contest with Kate Chase Sprague, memorialized as one of the most remarkable women ever known to Washington society. ( Providence Journal ) Kate Chase Sprague was born in 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second daughter to the second wife of a devout but ambitious lawyer. Her father, Salmon P. Chase, rose to prominence in the antebellum years and was appointed secretary of the treasury in Abraham Lincolns cabinet, while aspiring to even greater heights. Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase stepped into the role of establishing her thrice-widowed father in Washington society and as a future presidential candidate. Her efforts were successful enough that The Washington Star declared her the most brilliant woman of her day. None outshone her. None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln. Though Mrs. Lincoln and her young rival held much in commonpolitical acumen, love of country, and a resolute determination to help the men they loved achieve greatnessthey could never be friends, for the success of one could

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Author

Chiaverini, Jennifer

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780698148475

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.36 / 5 (1,961 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14