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Queen of Diamonds: The Fabled Legacy of Evalyn Walsh McLean

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Queen of Diamonds: The Fabled Legacy of Evalyn Walsh McLean

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.

Country	USA
Author	Evalyn Walsh McLean
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Turner
Color	Blue
EAN	9781577361923
Edition	Cmv
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	157736192X
Label	Turner
Manufacturer	Turner
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	332
PublicationDate	2000-09-05
Publisher	Turner
Studio	Turner
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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