Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves, And Scandals Of Adah Isaacs Menken, 1835-1868, America's Original Superstar

Michael Foster

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Edité par Globe Pequot Press, The, 2011

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The definitive biography of a trailblazing actress who entertained--and shocked--the nation and the worldMarilyn Monroe might never have become the legend she did without America's original tragic starlet: actress and poet Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-68). In a century remembered for Victorian restraint, Menken's modern flair for action, scandal, and unpopular causes--especially that of the Jewish people--revolutionized show business. On stage, she was the first actress to bare all. Off stage, she originated the front-page scandal and became the world's most highly paid actress--celebrated on Broadway, as well as in San Francisco, London, and Paris. At thirty-three, she mysteriously died. A Dangerous Woman is the first book to tell Menken's fascinating story. Born in New Orleans to a kept woman of color and to a father whose identity is debated, Menken eventually moved to the Midwest, where she became an outspoken prot g of the rabbi who founded Reform Judaism. In New York City, she became Walt Whitman's disciple. During the Civil War she was arrested as a Confederate agent--and became America's first pin-up superstar. Menken married and left five husbands. Ultimately, she paid dearly for success. A major biography of a remarkable woman, A Dangerous Woman is must reading for those interested in women's history, the roots of modern-day American Judaism, and African-American history. Praise for a previous book by Barbara and Michael Foster, Forbidden Journey: The Life of Alexandra David-Neel Hers was a great human life, very well written up in Forbidden Journey. . . . Surely this biography will provoke even more interest. --New York Times Book Review.…

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Titre
Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves, And Scandals Of Adah Isaacs Menken, 1835-1868, America's Original Superstar
Auteur
Michael Foster
Éditeur
Globe Pequot Press, The
Année de publication
2011
État de l'article
Very Good
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Hardback
Langue
anglais
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1599216027
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781599216027

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