The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke

by Sallie Bingham

Book Overview

"Men who inherit great wealth are respected, but women who do the same are ridiculed. In The Silver Swan, Sallie Bingham rescues Doris Duke from this gendered prison and shows us just how brave, rebellious, and creative this unique woman really was, and how her generosity benefits us to this day." --Gloria Steinem

A bold portrait of Doris Duke, the defiant and notorious tobacco heiress who was perhaps the greatest modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374142599
• ISBN13: 9780374142599
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"