DIAMONDS AND DEADLINES: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age

For 20 years Mrs. Frank Leslie ran the country's largest publishing company, Frank Leslie Publishing, which chronicled postbellum America in dozens of weeklies and monthlies. She made a fortune and became a national celebrity and tastemaker in the process. At her death she left her entire multimillion-dollar estate to women's suffrage. 16 pages of photos.