THE IMPOSTER HEIRESS Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age

Narrator Kate Udall chronicles the life of the greatest grifter of the Gilded Age, a woman who was known as Cassie Chadwick. Through her cunning, business acumen, and total lack of scruples, Cassie lived a life of luxury. She was able to take advantage of the vanity, cupidity, and credulity of the bankers, lawyers, and businessmen of her day. Udall narrates this biography slowly and precisely, expressing emotion when the situation calls for it. Much of this production is devoted to describing the cons Cassie pulled off and how she got away with them, including posing as Andrew Carnegie's illegitimate daughter. Listeners will learn the secrets of the woman the press called the Queen of Swindlers and the Duchess of Diamonds. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]