The book of Bastards (2010)
“Had Gardiner lived, it is believed by many here in the capital that he would have made his daughter marry old Tyler to get the Collectorship at New York for himself.”
— Senator Spencer Jarnagin In 1843 the recently widowed president of the United States fell in love. John Tyler had lost his first wife, the mother of his first seven children, to the results of a paralytic stroke in September of 1842.
Within a year Tyler had lost his heart all over again, this time to a woman thirty years his jun...ior!
The new object of the president's affection was a Long Island beauty named Julia Gardiner. Often called “the Belle of Long Island,” Julia was the youngest child of New York millionaire David Gardiner. Julia was pretty, smart, vivacious in ways that only the youngest daughter of indulgent parents can be; in other words, she was spoiled rotten.
Dazzled by the fact that she was being wooed by the most powerful man in the country, Julia returned Tyler's affections, in spite of their age difference.MoreLess
— Senator Spencer Jarnagin In 1843 the recently widowed president of the United States fell in love. John Tyler had lost his first wife, the mother of his first seven children, to the results of a paralytic stroke in September of 1842.
Within a year Tyler had lost his heart all over again, this time to a woman thirty years his jun...ior!
The new object of the president's affection was a Long Island beauty named Julia Gardiner. Often called “the Belle of Long Island,” Julia was the youngest child of New York millionaire David Gardiner. Julia was pretty, smart, vivacious in ways that only the youngest daughter of indulgent parents can be; in other words, she was spoiled rotten.
Dazzled by the fact that she was being wooed by the most powerful man in the country, Julia returned Tyler's affections, in spite of their age difference.MoreLess
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