Verkkothe story of newspaper mogul miriam leslie (among a host of many other names), prioleau writes a biography of a complicated woman who is part fraud and part. Verkkobetsy prioleau’s biography of gilded age female tycoon miriam leslie is “an appropriately twisty tale of someone trying to outrun her origins. A tale of greed, deceit, and a female tycoon in the gilded age. By betsy prioleau, new york, abrams press, 2022, 357. A tale of greed, deceit, and a female tycoon in the gilded age. A tale of greed, deceit, and a female tycoon in the gilded age. Author betsy prioleau content 357 pp. , ill. , bibl. , index. Verkkodiamonds and deadlines reveals the unknown, sensational life of the brilliant and brazen “empress of journalism,” who dropped a bombshell at her. A tale of greed, deceit, and a female tycoon in new york city?s gilded age by betsy prioleau about the book the first major biography of the.