Mrs. Astor's New York : money and social power in a gilded age /

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 so...

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Main Author:	Homberger, Eric
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002 New Haven [Conn.] : [2002], ©2002 New Haven [Conn.] : c2002 New Haven [Conn.] : ©2002 New Haven [Conn.] : [2002]
Subjects:	Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn, > 1830-1908 Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn, > 1830-1908 > Biography Metropolitan Museum of Art National Book Committee 1800 - 1899 1800-1899 1865-1898 19th century Geschichte 1865-1900 Aristocracy (Social class) > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century Rich people > New York (State) > New York > Biography Rich people > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs > 19th century Wealth > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century Aristocracy (Social class) History Manners and customs Rich people Rich people > Social life and customs Wealth Wealth > Social aspects New York (N.Y.) > Biography New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1868 New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1898 New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century New York (State) > New York Biographies Biography

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