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The Grandes Dames

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11 hours 32 min

The acclaimed social historian provides an in-depth look at eight society women who shaped upper class culture from the Gilded Age to WWII.Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. Family names that still adorn buildings, streets, and charity foundations. While their men blazed across America with their oil, industry, and railways, the matriarchs founded art museums, opera houses, and symphonies ... Read more

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The acclaimed social historian provides an in-depth look at eight society women who shaped upper class culture from the Gilded Age to WWII.Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. Family names that still adorn buildings, streets, and charity foundations. While their men blazed across America with their oil, industry, and railways, the matriarchs founded art museums, opera houses, and symphonies
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America's Secret Aristocracy

by Stephen Birmingham ...

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13 hours 3 min

An "entertaining and perceptive" history of America's most exclusive families, from the Brahmins of New England to the Grandees of California ( The Washington Post).America has always been a constitutionally classless society, yet an American aristocracy emerged anyway—a private club whose members run in the same circles and observe the same unwritten rules. Here, renowned social historian Stephen ... Read more

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An "entertaining and perceptive" history of America's most exclusive families, from the Brahmins of New England to the Grandees of California ( The Washington Post).America has always been a constitutionally classless society, yet an American aristocracy emerged anyway—a private club whose members run in the same circles and observe the same unwritten rules. Here, renowned social historian Stephen
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The Tower of Love

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Back at his family's New England estate, a man finds a second chance at love—and a devastating truth—in this novel by the author of Young Mr. Keefe.At thirty-one years of age, Hugh Carey has ended both his marriage and his advertising partnership. With his life at loose ends, he's returned to the family home in Connecticut—that imposing castle built by his grandfather—to take stock and start over. ... Read more

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Back at his family's New England estate, a man finds a second chance at love—and a devastating truth—in this novel by the author of Young Mr. Keefe.At thirty-one years of age, Hugh Carey has ended both his marriage and his advertising partnership. With his life at loose ends, he's returned to the family home in Connecticut—that imposing castle built by his grandfather—to take stock and start over.
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"Our Crowd"

The Great Jewish Families of New York

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The #1 New York Times bestseller that traces the rise of the Guggenheims, the Goldmans, and other families from immigrant poverty to social prominence.They immigrated to America from Germany in the nineteenth century with names like Loeb, Sachs, Seligman, Lehman, Guggenheim, and Goldman. From tenements on the Lower East Side to Park Avenue mansions, this handful of Jewish families turned small ... Read more

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The #1 New York Times bestseller that traces the rise of the Guggenheims, the Goldmans, and other families from immigrant poverty to social prominence.They immigrated to America from Germany in the nineteenth century with names like Loeb, Sachs, Seligman, Lehman, Guggenheim, and Goldman. From tenements on the Lower East Side to Park Avenue mansions, this handful of Jewish families turned small
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America's Secret Aristocracy

by Stephen Birmingham ...

An "entertaining and perceptive" history of America's most exclusive families, from the Brahmins of New England to the Grandees of California ( The Washington Post).America has always been a constitutionally classless society, yet an American aristocracy emerged anyway—a private club whose members run in the same circles and observe the same unwritten rules. Here, renowned social historian Stephen ... Read more

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An "entertaining and perceptive" history of America's most exclusive families, from the Brahmins of New England to the Grandees of California ( The Washington Post).America has always been a constitutionally classless society, yet an American aristocracy emerged anyway—a private club whose members run in the same circles and observe the same unwritten rules. Here, renowned social historian Stephen
... Read more

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Life at the Dakota

New York's Most Unusual Address

by Stephen Birmingham ...

A history of the Manhattan building and its famous tenants, from Lauren Bacall to John Lennon, by the New York Times–bestselling author of "Our Crowd".When Singer sewing machine tycoon Edward Clark built a luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side in the late 1800s, it was derisively dubbed "the Dakota" for being as far from the center of the downtown action as its namesake ... Read more

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A history of the Manhattan building and its famous tenants, from Lauren Bacall to John Lennon, by the New York Times–bestselling author of "Our Crowd".When Singer sewing machine tycoon Edward Clark built a luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side in the late 1800s, it was derisively dubbed "the Dakota" for being as far from the center of the downtown action as its namesake
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The Novels of Stephen Birmingham

Carriage Trade, The Wrong Kind of Money, The Auerbach Will, and Shades of Fortune

by Stephen Birmingham ...

A quartet of novels from the New York Times–bestselling author of " Our Crowd" and master chronicler of Manhattan's rich, famous, and deceitful.These four gripping novels prove that "when it comes to the folkways of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged, Stephen Birmingham knows what he's talking about" ( Los Angeles Times).Carriage Trade: One of New York's most elegant and exclusive retail ... Read more

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A quartet of novels from the New York Times–bestselling author of " Our Crowd" and master chronicler of Manhattan's rich, famous, and deceitful.These four gripping novels prove that "when it comes to the folkways of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged, Stephen Birmingham knows what he's talking about" ( Los Angeles Times).Carriage Trade: One of New York's most elegant and exclusive retail
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A Writer Writes

A Memoir

by Stephen Birmingham ...

A memoir by the New York Times–bestselling author and longtime chronicler of America's wealthy elite.Born in Connecticut in 1929 and educated at Williams College, Stephen Birmingham went on to create a literary niche with his numerous nonfiction works about New York's—and the nation's—upper class, particularly focusing on Jewish, African American, and Irish communities, as well as old-money WASPs. ... Read more

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A memoir by the New York Times–bestselling author and longtime chronicler of America's wealthy elite.Born in Connecticut in 1929 and educated at Williams College, Stephen Birmingham went on to create a literary niche with his numerous nonfiction works about New York's—and the nation's—upper class, particularly focusing on Jewish, African American, and Irish communities, as well as old-money WASPs.
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The Jews in America Trilogy

"Our Crowd," The Grandees, and "The Rest of Us"

by Stephen Birmingham ...

Three New York Times bestsellers chronicle the rise of America's most influential Jewish families as they transition from poor immigrants to household names.In his acclaimed trilogy, author Stephen Birmingham paints an engrossing portrait of Jewish American life from the colonial era through the twentieth century with fascinating narrative and meticulous research.The collection's best-known book, ... Read more

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Three New York Times bestsellers chronicle the rise of America's most influential Jewish families as they transition from poor immigrants to household names.In his acclaimed trilogy, author Stephen Birmingham paints an engrossing portrait of Jewish American life from the colonial era through the twentieth century with fascinating narrative and meticulous research.The collection's best-known book,
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Shades of Fortune

A Novel

by Stephen Birmingham ...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of "Our Crowd": A novel of a powerful family, a cosmetics empire, and the dark secrets that could destroy both.Mireille "Mimi" Myerson took her grandfather's struggling cosmetics company and turned it into an empire. But suddenly, as she prepares to launch a new perfume line, Mimi is faced with hidden threats at every turn. Her efforts to further expand ... Read more

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of "Our Crowd": A novel of a powerful family, a cosmetics empire, and the dark secrets that could destroy both.Mireille "Mimi" Myerson took her grandfather's struggling cosmetics company and turned it into an empire. But suddenly, as she prepares to launch a new perfume line, Mimi is faced with hidden threats at every turn. Her efforts to further expand
... Read more
California Rich

by Stephen Birmingham ...

"[A] downright intriguing history . . . chronicling of the creation of the Californian Dream." — Los Angeles TimesSince the Gold Rush, California has represented a land of opportunity for a special breed of American. Heading west in pursuit of sunshine, riches, and elusive dreams, the early mavericks of California set out to make their fortunes—and often succeeded beyond their wildest imaginations ... Read more

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"[A] downright intriguing history . . . chronicling of the creation of the Californian Dream." — Los Angeles TimesSince the Gold Rush, California has represented a land of opportunity for a special breed of American. Heading west in pursuit of sunshine, riches, and elusive dreams, the early mavericks of California set out to make their fortunes—and often succeeded beyond their wildest imaginations
... Read more
The Grandes Dames

by Stephen Birmingham ...

The acclaimed social historian provides an in-depth look at eight society women who shaped upper class culture from the Gilded Age to WWII.Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. Family names that still adorn buildings, streets, and charity foundations. While their men blazed across America with their oil, industry, and railways, the matriarchs founded art museums, opera houses, and symphonies ... Read more

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The acclaimed social historian provides an in-depth look at eight society women who shaped upper class culture from the Gilded Age to WWII.Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. Family names that still adorn buildings, streets, and charity foundations. While their men blazed across America with their oil, industry, and railways, the matriarchs founded art museums, opera houses, and symphonies
... Read more

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