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After Marrying One Of America's Richest Men And Surviving The Titanic Sinking, She Became The Most Famous Widow In The Country
In 1911, the socialite Madeleine Force got engaged to one of America's richest men, John Jacob Astor IV. When news of their engagement hit ... as well as a diamond ring, diamond cuff links ...
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Madeleine Astor: The Gilded Beginnings and Harrowing Survival of the 'Titanic'’s Most Famous Widow - MSN
In 1911, a teenaged socialite named Madeleine Talmage Force rose from relative obscurity ... and more news—about her $30,000 engagement ring (roughly $843,000 today) and reported $5 million ...