Tag Archives: America history

The Courtship of Bess and Harry Truman

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Bess Wallace and Harry Truman courted (sort of) for nearly thirty years. Little Boy Harry and Little Girl Bess: Writing of his courtship many years after his marriage, Harry Truman said he first fell in love with Bess Wallace when … Continue reading →

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Kate Sprague and Roscoe Conkling: Beauty and the Boss

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Some of the juiciest gossip post-Civil War centered around NY Senator Roscoe Conkling and Kate Chase Sprague. Both were married, and the liaison was the stuff of scandal! The Beauty Kate Chase Sprague (1840-1899) was one of the best known … Continue reading →

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