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Bringing down the Colonel : a sex scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" woman who took on Washington /

Madeline Pollard and the married Colonel Breckinridge began their decade-long affair when she was just a teenager. After the death of his wife, Breckinridge asked for Pollard's hand, then broke off the engagement to marry another woman. Pollard sued Breckinridge for breach of promise in a sho...

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Main Author:	Miller, Patricia, 1964- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Pollard, Madeline, > 1863-1945. Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, > 1837-1904. Sex scandals > United States > History > 19th century. Scandals > United States > History > 19th century. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / Women. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.

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