"One of San Francisco's most vivid characters. Born with an unshakeable belief that she was destined for greatness, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (1881-1968) rose from poverty to become one of San Francisco's most powerful women. Alma's humble beginnings and scandalous lifestyle would alienate her from the cream of San Francisco society: she became an artists' model, befriended European royalty, married sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels, lived in the grandest mansion in San Francisco, and at age fifty-seven chartered a plane ...
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"One of San Francisco's most vivid characters. Born with an unshakeable belief that she was destined for greatness, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (1881-1968) rose from poverty to become one of San Francisco's most powerful women. Alma's humble beginnings and scandalous lifestyle would alienate her from the cream of San Francisco society: she became an artists' model, befriended European royalty, married sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels, lived in the grandest mansion in San Francisco, and at age fifty-seven chartered a plane and eloped with a cowboy. But that same larger-than-life personality was a fruitful asset in the many pursuits that claimed her passions, the most notable of which still stands high on the Golden Gate headlands. Big Alma celebrates the woman who brought Rodin's works to America and built the Palace of the Legion of Honor to hold them. After six printings, this new edition features new photographs, an updated family tree, and an introduction that adds more recently uncovered information and explores the intermingling of fact and controversy in the telling of Alma's story"--From publisher's website.
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NF/VG. 0942087054. NF in a VG DJ. DJ has creasing at top spine, small closed tear. DJ price-clipped.; Signed by the author. First printing of the book consisted of 5000 copies of which 500 were signed by the author. Below the signature is an inscription as follows: For Daniel Selznick / with much appreciation / 4-29-92. Daniel Selznick is the son David O. Selznick and Irene B. Mayer and he is a producer and writer. Nice association.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 337 p.; Signed by Author.
