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

by Eric Homberger

Book Overview

Mrs. Astor, undisputed queen of New York society in the decades before the First World War, created a social aristocracy of unparalleled extravagance and exclusivity. This lively account of her life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300095015
• ISBN13: 9780300095012
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.5"