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The Backstory: Gilded Age Divorce Scandal

The Backstory: Gilded Age Divorce Scandal

The Backstory with Patty Steele

August 19, 20258m 34s

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Show Notes

Imagine forcing your daughter into a loveless marriage to an English duke. Why? Because you want a divorce, money from the divorce, and the ability to hang on to your social standing. That was life among the rich in the Gilded Age and Alva Vanderbilt figured out a way to get what she wanted with her daughter as the pawn.

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