Nan Britton (1896–1991)
Auteur de The President's Daughter
Œuvres de Nan Britton
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1896-11-09
- Date de décès
- 1991-03-21
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Marion, Ohio, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
New York, New York, USA - Professions
- memoirist
secretary - Relations
- Harding, Warren G.
- Courte biographie
- Nan Britton, born in Marion, Ohio, became infatuated with Warren G. Harding, a friend of her father 31 years her senior, as a teenager. After she graduated from high school, she moved to New York City to work as a secretary and then-Senator Harding agreed to meet her there. She claimed that in 1917 she began a sexual relationship with him. She gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth Anne, in 1919. The following year, Harding was elected President of the United States. Following his sudden death in 1923, Nan wrote a tell-all book, The President's Daughter, that was rejected by many publishers before finally being released in 1928. It became a bestseller and launched one of the most sensational scandals of the Jazz Age, played out in newspapers, courtrooms, and living rooms across the country. She was vilified for telling her story publicly. Genetic testing in 2015 confirmed that Elizabeth Anne was indeed Harding's biological child.
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The President's Daughter (Illustrated) par Nan Britton
While well written, the book was irksome. The author came across as vain, stingy, and tho she claims to love her child, she seems more impressed that the child’s father is President Harding. The author shows herself to be immature, selfish, and far from frugal. Her money is spent on herself, not the daughter she claims to love.
Could be labeled as a tell-all from 1927. Nan Britton claimed to have given birth to Warren G. Harding's love child in 1920. She received support from Senator/President Harding until his death. Nan nor his child was mentioned in his will. She tried to secure support for her child from the Harding family who provided nothing. Britton's book was a best seller, selling 90,000 copies in its first year.. It was interesting to note that while at the printers "six burley men" entered the printing shop and seized the "book" and all it's printing plates. Two months later under a court order, they returned the plates and the book was published. I do feel sorry for Nan, she was threatened and ridiculed by the Hardings and their prestigious friends. Sadly, more than 250 love letters from another Marion woman were found and were dated from 1909-1920. Harding was a womanizer. Nan died in the early 90's and her daughter, Elizabeth Ann, was a grandmother, but still no recognition from the Hardings. However, in 2015, a grand nephew of Warren G. Harding donated a DNA sample as did Elizabeth Ann's granddaughter, and it was a match--they were cousins, so Warren G. Harding was the father of Nan's daughter as there were only 2 Harding brothers. The Hardings have since shunned and kicked this nephew from the family! How silly in this day and age. Nan is not blameless in this sordid affair. She relentlessly pursued Harding from the time she was 17 years old. Several adult women talked to her about her shameless behavior concerning Senator Harding, but she totally disregarded them. To her credit, she was in love with Harding; but he probably not so much with her--she was a young diversion. This was a great read to me as I grew up in Marion, Ohio, home of Warren G. Harding and am familiar with the places mentioned and have heard the names of some of the people mentioned in the book. 398 pages… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 50
- Popularité
- #316,248
- Évaluation
- 3.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 2