by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan Shakespeare’s line from the Merchant of Venice, “All that glitters is not gold” rings true for the life of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan. As a young American heiress, she was forced to marry an English duke by her mother when she loved someone else. This position as the Duchess of Marlborough placed […] The post Featured Excerpt: The Glitter and the Gold appeared first on The History Reader .