| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; King Edward VIII: An American Life; Copyright; Dedicationv; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction: An American Love Affair; 1: Edward VIII and the Birth of the American Century; 2: The Prince and the Doughboys, 1918-1919; 3: A New World: Edward's Tour of North America, 1919; 4: Jazzin' Around: Panama, San Diego, and Hawaii, 1920; 5: The EP Ranch: A Fantasy of Escape; 6: An Englishman in New York, 1924; 7: 'The Prince of Wales and Other Famous Americans': Edward and the American Media; 'These Yank pressmen are b____ds': Facing the Media |
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'That Marriageable Enigma': Portraits of Prince Charming'Heartbreaker of the world': the Prince as an American Celebrity; 8: Luckiest of Females: The Prince and American Women; 9: David against Edward; 10: Inner Emigration: The Americanization of a Prince; Coping Mechanisms; All That Jazz; Finding Fort Belvedere; 11: 'The Great Catastrophe': The Prince, the Depression, and the USA; Anglo-American Relations and the Depression; 12: Wallis; 13: 'The Greatest Story since the Crucifixion': America and the Abdication; 14: The Frog Prince: The Windsors in Exile, 1937-1945 |
| Summary |
Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. Edward's fascination with America was not unreciprocated. America was equally fascinated by the Prince, especially his love life, and he became an international media celebrity through newsreels, radio, and the press |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.
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Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Travel -- United States
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| SUBJECT |
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Travel
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United States
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192514561 |
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0192514563 |
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