E. Stuart James is a redheaded, green-eyed, hot-tempered, plump debutante from Danville, Va. This week Stuart is 21, and she inherits two newspapers. They are the Danville Bee (evening; circulation 11,891) and Register (morning except Monday circulation 11.343). What is more, she aims to run them herself.
Her great-grandfather was famed, hotheaded Confederate Cavalryman Jeb Stuart. Her initial E stands for Elizabeth; she dropped the name to spite her twice-divorced mother. With 20 Ib. less, Stuart might be called a Scarlett O'Hara type. She traveled in Europe and Mexico, attended two private schools,...
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