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Contents Acknowledgments xi Chronology xv Introduction: An Extraordinary Galaxy of American Women 1 1 Courting Transatlantic Marriages 17 2 Amazon Attaché: Jennie Jerome Churchill 41 3 Drawing-Room Diplomat: Mary Endicott Chamberlain Carnegie 68 4 Devoted Mediator: Mary Leiter Curzon 91 5 Elegant Envoy: Consuelo Vanderbilt Marlborough Balsan 123 6 Candid Consul: Nancy Langhorne Shaw Astor 151 7 The American Invasion 178 Conclusion: Ambassadors by Any Name 191 Appendixes 196 Notes 203 Bibliography 239 Index 251 ...

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