The Queen of Whale Cay (Large type / large print)

Joe Carstairs was renowned in the 1920s as an 'invert' who smoked cheroots and dressed as a man. She was an heiress to the Standard Oil fortune and the world's fastest female speedboat racer. In 1934, she bought an island in the West Indies and created her own kingdom. She exercised absolute power over a colony of five hundred black Bahamians, demanding obedience and moral virtue while herself continuing to live as she pleased. She entertained actresses, duchesses and priests, but reserved her greatest love for her boats, ... Read More

Joe Carstairs was renowned in the 1920s as an 'invert' who smoked cheroots and dressed as a man. She was an heiress to the Standard Oil fortune and the world's fastest female speedboat racer. In 1934, she bought an island in the West Indies and created her own kingdom. She exercised absolute power over a colony of five hundred black Bahamians, demanding obedience and moral virtue while herself continuing to live as she pleased. She entertained actresses, duchesses and priests, but reserved her greatest love for her boats, her cars and the enigmatic Lord Tod Wadley. When Carstairs died in 1993, aged 93, she was all but forgotten. Read Less

• All from $62.85
• Used Books from $62.85
• Rare Books from $62.85

• Hardcover (1)
• Choose Edition (5)

See All Editions

1999 Large type / large print

ISBN:

0708990797

/ ISBN-13:

9780708990797

• Book Details
• Seller
• Sort U.K./EUR Sellers Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Condition Condition: Reverse Pub Date Pub Date: Reverse Sellers Near Me

• Hardcover, Good 1999, Charnwood ISBN-13: 9780708990797 See Item Details ▾

  Bonita HIGH Newport Coast, CA, USA

  $62.85 Add to Basket

  	Edition: 1999, Charnwood Hardcover, Good	Details: ISBN: 0708990797 ISBN-13: 9780708990797 Edition: Large type / large print Publisher: Charnwood Published: 1999 Language: English Alibris ID: 17909536026	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.62 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
  ► Contact This Seller
  Hide Details ▴

2008, HarperPerennial, London ISBN-13: 9780007276660 Mass-market paperback See All from $4.94	1999, Charnwood, Anstey, Leics ISBN-13: 9780708990797 Large type / large print Hardcover See All from $62.85
1998, Viking Books, New York, NY ISBN-13: 9780670880188 Hardcover See All from $8.99	1998, 4th Estate, London ISBN-13: 9781857026689 Mass-market paperback See All from $3.65
1997, Fourth Estate Ltd, London ISBN-13: 9781857023602 Hardcover See All from $5.06