{"product_id":"plain-madeleine-mrs-john-jacob-astor-in-bar-harbor-paperback","title":"Plain Madeleine: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in Bar Harbor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMac Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Madeleine and Colonel John Jacob Astor is very much part of the story of Bar Harbor, Maine. The relatively poor Madeleine Force met Colonel Astor, the third richest man in the United States, in Bar Harbor in 1910. The vicious scandal after they're wedding caused the newlyweds to board the \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003eto return to America; the ensuing tragedy would claim the life of the colonel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeleine Astor returned to Bar Harbor after the Titanic disaster, where all eyes were on her, and where she was triumphant in claiming the role of social leader. In 1916, she remarried in the center of Bar Harbor, and gave up everything Astor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story follows the 17 years of her second marriage, and then her scandalous third marriage. Madeleine, now in her 40s, married a penniless young boxer and her name erased from the Social Register after that. She died a lonely figure in her 40s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new book from historian Mac Smith documents Madeleine's life in Bar Harbor and the Astor presence on Bar Harbor through Colonel Astor's family and the Kane family--Astor cousins who were prominent there. It puts Madeleine Astor's story in the context of Bar Harbor's Golden Age. In telling Madeleine Astor's story, the story of a changing Bar Harbor is also revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Bar Harbor Time\u003c\/i\u003es, Mac Smith lives in Stockton Springs, Maine, in the village of Sandy Point. He is the author of several books of Maine history, including \u003ci\u003eMainers on the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeyton Place Comes Home to Maine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSiege at the Statehouse, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDisaster at the Bar Harbor Ferry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750447284512,"sku":"9781684752133","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60645f819391b73f1422a18a70547be1.webp?v=1779950516","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/plain-madeleine-mrs-john-jacob-astor-in-bar-harbor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}