{"product_id":"black-diamonds-the-downfall-of-an-aristocratic-dynasty-and-the-fifty-years-that-changed-england-9780143126843","title":"Black Diamonds: The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years That Changed England","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e, the extraordinary true story of the downfall of one of England's wealthiest families\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e now have a go-to resource for fascinating, real-life stories of the spectacular lives led by England's aristocrats. With the novelistic flair and knack for historical detail Catherine Bailey displayed in her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Diamonds\u003c\/i\u003e provides a page-turning chronicle of the Fitzwilliam coal-mining dynasty and their breathtaking Wentworth estate, the largest private home in England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the sixth Earl Fitzwilliam died in 1902, he left behind the second largest estate in twentieth-century England, valued at more than  3 billion of today's money--a lifeline to the tens of thousands of people who worked either in the family's coal mines or on their expansive estate. The earl also left behind four sons, and the family line seemed assured. But was it? As Bailey retraces the Fitzwilliam family history, she uncovers a legacy riddled with bitter feuds, scandals (including Peter Fitzwilliam's ill-fated affair with American heiress Kick Kennedy), and civil unrest as the conflict between the coal industry and its miners came to a head. Once again, Bailey has written an irresistible and brilliant narrative history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143126843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherine Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43732969488565,"sku":"9780143126843","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ddb9fe2c-9f2e-458e-9d7d-7168a18ce0ab.jpg?v=1710256224","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-diamonds-the-downfall-of-an-aristocratic-dynasty-and-the-fifty-years-that-changed-england-9780143126843","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}