The Backstory: Gilded Age Divorce Scandal
Podcast: The Backstory with Patty SteelePublished On: Tue Aug 19 2025
Description: 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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