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Mrs. Astor's New York: Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age

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Mrs. Astor, undisputed queen of New York society in the decades before the First World War, used her prestige to create a social aristocracy of unparalleled extravagance and exclusivity. Her story, which reads like a novel by Edith Wharton, sheds important new light on the origins, lifestyle, and social competitiveness of this aristocracy. 60 illustrations.

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Mrs Astor, queen of New York society in the decades before World War I, used her prestige to create a social aristocracy in the city. Mrs Astor's story sheds light on the origins, extravagant lifestyle, and social competitiveness of this aristocracy, and it is told here by Eric Homberger.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-320) and index.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780300095012
Subtitle:
Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age
Author:
Homberger, Eric
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Location:
New Haven Conn.
Subject:
History
Subject:
Social history
Subject:
Wealth
Subject:
United States - 19th Century/Gilded Age
Subject:
Aristocracy
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Rich people
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic
Subject:
General Social Science
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
9
Publication Date:
20021011
Binding:
Hardback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
60 b/w illus.
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
9.25 x 7.5 in 2.44 lb
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"Synopsis" by , Mrs Astor, queen of New York society in the decades before World War I, used her prestige to create a social aristocracy in the city. Mrs Astor's story sheds light on the origins, extravagant lifestyle, and social competitiveness of this aristocracy, and it is told here by Eric Homberger.
"Synopsis" by , Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-320) and index.
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