EMPIRE

The saga of the Sanfords is fleshed out by this prequel to HOLLYWOOD and WASHINGTON, DC. Caroline is set up to marry Del Hay, Secretary of State John Hay's son. Rather than confine herself to a stultified domestic life, Caroline chooses to publish a newspaper and must deal with William Randoph Hearst and his protege, her half-brother Blaise. Other real-life characters include Henry Adams, Henry James, plus assorted Astors, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys.