Queen of Diamonds - by Evalyn Walsh McLean (Hardcover)

Name: Queen of Diamonds - by Evalyn Walsh McLean (Hardcover)
Brand: Turner
SKU: 1006472379
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The last and longest private owner of the Hope Diamond, Evalyn Walsh McLean purchased the diamond when she was only twenty-four; spent more than $200,000 on a fabulous honeymoon and ended up in a Paris hotel without enough money to pay the bill; wandered the gloomy rooms of her home imagining crawling reptiles while overcoming her morphine addiction; and stood in the rain wearing a fur coat and clutching the Hope Diamond as her beloved Washington Post was auctioned.
Author(s): Evalyn Walsh McLean
384 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Rich & Famous

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About the Book

Originally published: Father struck it rich. Boston: Little, Brown, 1936. With new foreword and epilogue.

Book Synopsis

The last and longest private owner of the Hope Diamond, Evalyn Walsh McLean purchased the diamond when she was only twenty-four; spent more than $200,000 on a fabulous honeymoon and ended up in a Paris hotel without enough money to pay the bill; wandered the gloomy rooms of her home imagining crawling reptiles while overcoming her morphine addiction; and stood in the rain wearing a fur coat and clutching the Hope Diamond as her beloved Washington Post was auctioned. The deep indigo stone is but a single facet of her rags-to-riches story.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.47 Inches (H) x 6.35 Inches (W) x 1.38 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.68 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 384

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Rich & Famous

Publisher: Turner

Format: Hardcover

Author: Evalyn Walsh McLean

Language: English

Street Date: September 5, 2000

TCIN: 1006472379

UPC: 9781577361923

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-2918

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.38 inches length x 6.35 inches width x 9.47 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.68 pounds

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