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This event is in the past.It took place on February 14, 2026 at Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe.

Alexandra M. Nickliss - Phoebe Apperson Hearst: A Life of Power and Politics 1
Literature Talk
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Alexandra M. Nickliss - Phoebe Apperson Hearst: A Life of Power and Politics

Corte Madera

Meet the Gilded Age power broker you've never heard of. This free talk dives into the first biography of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, the Missouri schoolteacher who became one of America's wealthiest women and used her fortune to reshape cities, universities, and women's rights, decades before she could cast a ballot.

Author talk & signing
Gilded Age history
Free admission
Bay Area heritage

Tips

📚"Nickliss succeeds beautifully in this rich portrayal" (South Dakota History)
☕come early to browse the stacks and grab coffee
✍signed copies available by request if you can't attend

Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe

51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925, USA

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