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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsAmerican Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the "It" Girl, and the Crime of the Centuryby Paula Uruburu
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The scandalous story of Americaas first supermodel, sex goddess, and modern celebrity, Evelyn Nesbit, the temptress at the center of Stanford Whiteas famous murder, whose iconic life story reflected all the paradoxes of Americaas Gilded Age. Known to millions before her sixteenth birthday in 1900, Evelyn Nesbit was the most photographed woman of her era, an iconic figure who set the standard for female beauty. Women wanted to be her. Men just wanted her. When her life of fantasy became all too real, and her jealous millionaire husband, Harry K. Thaw, killed her loveracelebrity architect Stanford White, builder of the Washington Square Arch and much of New York Cityashe found herself at the center of the aCrime of the Centurya and the popular courtroom drama that followedaa scandal that signaled the beginning of a national obsession with youth, beauty, celebrity, and sex. The story of Evelyn Nesbit is one of glamour, money, romance, sex, madness, and murder, and Paula Uruburu weaves all of these elements into an elegant narrativethat reads like the best fictiona only itas all true. American Eve goes far beyond just literary biography; it paints a picture of America as it crossed from the Victorian era into the modern, foreshadowing so much of our contemporary culture today. Synopsis:The story of Evelyn Nesbit is one of glamour, money, sex, and murder, and Uruburu weaves all of these elements into an elegant narrative that reads like the best fiction--only it's all true. Illustrated.
Synopsis:The scandalous story of America’s first supermodel, sex goddess, and modern celebrity—Evelyn Nesbit. By the time of her sixteenth birthday in 1900, Evelyn Nesbit was known to millions as the most photographed woman of her era, an iconic figure who set the standard for female beauty, and whose innocent sexuality was used to sell everything from chocolates to perfume. Women wanted to be her. Men just wanted her. But when Evelyn’s life of fantasy became all too real and her insanely jealous millionaire husband, Harry K. Thaw, murdered her lover, New York City architect Stanford White, the most famous woman in the world became infamous as she found herself at the center of the “Crime of the Century” and a scandal that signaled the beginning of a national obsession with youth, beauty, celebrity, and sex.
About the AuthorPaula Uruburu is an associate professor of English at Hofstra University. An expert on Evelyn Nesbit and the early 20th Century, she has been widely published and has appeared on A&‛s Biography, PB‛s American Experience, and has been a consultant for the History Channel. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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