The Scandalous Mrs. Blackford

Description for THE SCANDALOUS MRS. BLACKFORD by Harnett T Kane with Victor Leclerc: This is the story of Harriet Blackford, who began life as a clergyman's daughter in Philadelphia---went on to play a glittering role in the Paris demi-monde---and electrified the world with her sensational romance with a Grand Duke of Russia. Harriet was a rebel.  Well-born with a fine Southern family background on one side and of impeccable New England stock on the other, she was widowed after an unfortunate elopement.  She then vowed she would never again submit to the genteel poverty she had known. She moved into an elegant house on Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square with no assets but her tremendous charm and her vital beauty.  They were enough.  She soon became the toast of the rich young men of the city---and the talk of the women.  Scandalized Philadelphia whispered at the magnificence in which she lived. Driven from Philadelphia by bitter gossip, Harriet moved on to Paris---the Paris of special