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Fort, Adrian.
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Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Americans -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women legislators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Fort, Adrian.
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Americans -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women legislators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Nancy
: the
story
of
Lady
Astor
/ Adrian Fort.
by
Fort, Adrian.
St Martin's Press, 2013.
Call #:
941.082092 A858f
Subjects
Astor
,
Nancy
Witcher Langhorne
Astor
, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Americans -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women legislators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780312599034 (hardcover)
031259903X (hardcover)
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
xv, 378 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2012.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-363) and index.
Contents:
In Dixie -- Silver and lead -- The chase -- Gilded youth -- New adventures -- Into battle -- The power of one -- Centre court -- Downhill -- War on two fronts -- Aftermath.
Summary:
A portrait of the social activist and first female member of Parliament elected to the House of Commons includes coverage of her American ancestry, her determination to use her influence to introduce American ideas into British politics and her relationships with such figures as Winston Churchill, FDR and J. M. Barrie.
Genre:
Biographies.
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