text The senator and the socialite : the true story of America's first Black dynasty
- Summary
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Follows the lives and fortunes of the Bruce family, from Blanche Kelso Bruce, who was born a slave in 1841 and became the first black person to serve a full term in the Senate, to the scandal that sent his grandson to prison.
- Contents
- 1875: A senator is sworn in and a dynasty begins -- 1841-1861: Blanche Bruce's slave family in Virginia and Missouri -- 1841-1860: The free aristocratic family of Josephine Wilson -- 1862-1870: Bruce finds Kansas freedom, Ohio education, and Missi... Read more
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- Description
- xxiv, 455 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins 2006
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | LP 920 GRA in Large Print | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | LP 920 GRA in Large Print | Available |
Bruce, Blanche Kelso 1841-1898
Bruce, Josephine 1853-1923
Legislators United States Biography
African American legislators Biography
Legislators' spouses United States Biography
United States. Congress. Senate Biography
Bruce, Roscoe Conkling 1879-1950
Bruce, Blanche Kelso 1841-1898 Family
Bruce family