Bringing Down the Colonel
| Author | : Patricia Miller |
| Publisher | : Sarah Crichton Books |
| Total Pages | : 383 |
| Release | : 2018-11-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780374252663 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0374252661 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (661 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bringing Down the Colonel by : Patricia Miller
Download or read book Bringing Down the Colonel written by Patricia Miller and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the 1890s scandal in which a young woman named Madeline Pollard sued congressman William Campbell Preston Breckenridge for breach of promise. Pollard won the suit, and the mystery of who helped her pay the extravagant legal expenses in order to bring Breckinridge down illuminates a shift in the sexual politics of the Victorian era"--