{"product_id":"searching-for-beauty-paperback","title":"Searching for Beauty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCherie Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurns makes it abundantly clear . . . they just don't make heiresses like Millicent Rogers anymore. --Hampton Sides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody knew how to live the high life like Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers. Born to luxury, she lived in a whirl of European vacations, exquisite clothing, and dashing men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSearching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers's rebellious life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her final days as one of the legendary chatelaines of New Mexico. She eloped with a penniless baron; danced tangos in European nightclubs; romanced Roald Dahl, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and Hollywood icon Clark Gable; and triumphed in the world of fashion. She was muse to legendary American designer Charles James, appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e and popularized Southwestern style by adopting turquoise jewelry, squaw skirts and short-waist jackets as her signature look. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eSearching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Millicent Rogers enters the pantheon of great American women who, like Diana Vreeland and Babe Paley, put their distinctive stamp on American style.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHERIE BURNS is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Hurricane: 1938. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, People, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlamour, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134474064007,"sku":"9780312547257","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2e900948c351a435fae3b3f01c414a87.webp?v=1732642106","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/searching-for-beauty-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}