Among the glittering tales of the Gilded Age's famous tycoons of lies the little known story of America's glamorous and scandalous 'Empress of Journalism'. A pioneer in an all-male industry, Miriam Leslie ran one of the country’s largest publishing empire despite having started her life as a teenage proustite. Diamonds & Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Gilded Age Female Tycoon by Betsy Prioleau reveals the sensational life story of Leslie who was both the subject and writer of various gossip columns.
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