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A Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York by King
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2008-10-01
- Pages
- 528
- ISBN
- 9780470185698
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0470185694
ISBN-13
9780470185698
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66575831
Product Key Features
Book Title
Season of Splendor : the Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Social Classes & Economic Disparity, General, Customs & Traditions, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-009570
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
974.7041041
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments. Introduction. A Note on Currency. Prologue. Chapter 1: Mrs. Astor Holds Court. Chapter 2: The Vainglorious Vanderbilts. Chapter 3: Enter the Challenger. Chapter 4: The Society Lady. Chapter 5: The Society Gentleman. Chapter 6: The Court Jester. Chapter 7: The Arrivistes. Chapter 8: The Edifice Complex. Chapter 9: Palaces on Fifth Avenue. Chapter 10: Mrs. Astor Joins the Race. Chapter 11: Building for Eternity. Chapter 12: The Unseen Armies. Chapter 13: Clothing. Chapter 14: Jewelry. Chapter 15: Transportation. Chapter 16: Masters of the Hudson. Chapter 17: "The Inland Newport". Chapter 18: Monarch of the Smoky Mountains. Chapter 19: The Kingdom by the Sea. Chapter 20: Swells in Newport. Chapter 21: The Social Season. Chapter 22: The Society Dinner Party. Chapter 23: Society Balls. Chapter 24: The Dollar Princesses. Chapter 25: A Breath of Scandal. Chapter 26: Sailing to Oblivion. Epilogue. Bibliography.
Synopsis
Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age ""Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intended to prove the greatness of America: residences beautified their surroundings; works of art uplifted and were shared with the public; clothing exhibited evidence of breeding; jewelry testified to cultured taste and wealth; dinners demonstrated sophisticated palates; and balls rivaled those of European courts in their refinement. The message was unmistakable: the United States had arrived culturally, and Caroline Astor and her circle were intent on leading the nation to unimagined heights of glory."" --From A Season of Splendor Take a dazzling journey through the Gilded Age, the period from roughly the 1870s to 1914, when bluebloods from older, established families met the nouveau riche headlong--railway barons, steel magnates, and Wall Street speculators--and forged an uneasy and glittering new society in New York City. The best of the best were Caroline Astor's 400 families, and she shaped and ruled this high society with steel. A Season of Splendor is a panoramic sweep across this sumptuous landscape, presenting the families, the wealth, the balls, the clothing, and the mansions in vivid detail--as well as the shocking end of the era with the sinking of the Titanic., Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age "Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intended to prove the greatness of America: residences beautified their surroundings; works of art uplifted and were shared with the public; clothing exhibited evidence of breeding; jewelry testified to cultured taste and wealth; dinners demonstrated sophisticated palates; and balls rivaled those of European courts in their refinement. The message was unmistakable: the United States had arrived culturally, and Caroline Astor and her circle were intent on leading the nation to unimagined heights of glory." --From A Season of Splendor Take a dazzling journey through the Gilded Age, the period from roughly the 1870s to 1914, when bluebloods from older, established families met the nouveau riche headlong--railway barons, steel magnates, and Wall Street speculators--and forged an uneasy and glittering new society in New York City. The best of the best were Caroline Astor's 400 families, and she shaped and ruled this high society with steel. A Season of Splendor is a panoramic sweep across this sumptuous landscape, presenting the families, the wealth, the balls, the clothing, and the mansions in vivid detail--as well as the shocking end of the era with the sinking of the Titanic.
LC Classification Number
F124.K56 2008
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