The Strange Case Of Constance Flood A Documentary Account

Iverson, Willa Okker

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1956

SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book cover have light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, several nicks and tears and chips missing from the spine ends and corners. "A documentary account of as strange a will case as ever could have occurred comes to us from the woman who first followed the case as a young newspaper reporter and who lived with it through the years. She sets forth for the reader's verdict the history and known facts of the case as they appeared in court testimony and transcripts and in out-of-court interviews and situations. When James Flood of Sen Francisco died, leaving his estate of $18,000,000 to his second wife and children by her, a Constance Gavin contested the will, claiming to be the child of Flood by his first wife, a former burlesque queen and sister to the second wife. At five, Constance had been taken from her father's house and placed in a convent, where she was given another name, and there she had remained until she was eighteen, all bills paid. The courtroom drama was played out by such people as Mrs. Willette, who first asserted that she was the mother of Constance with Flood the father, then recanted and called Cannon the father; by Aunt Maud, who claimed to know nothing of Constance' incarceration and disclaimed her Flood relationship. When Judge Buck ordered the jury to find for the respondents, the public, who were convinced that Constance was an illegitimate Flood and legitimate heiress, stormed him through citizens' committees. " (from Kirkus) ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # A42458

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Strange Case Of Constance Flood A ...
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Publication Date: 1956
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.