A Woman of Washington, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, 1937

Cornelius Vanderbilt IV was a newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer. He was an outcast of high society, and was disinherited by his parents when he became a newspaper publisher.  "Is it possible for an adventuress to influence legislation? The story tells vividly and dramatically of a senator who struggled for forty years for the betterment of the working classes, and waged a valiant fight against Wall Street. At the most crucial moment of his career he is thwarted by a woman".