To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age
Gilded Age American Heiresses Take on the Peerage In 1895 nine American girls, including a Vanderbilt (railroads), LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), Rogers (oil), and Whitney (New York trolleys), married peers of the British realm—among them, a duke, an earl, three barons, and a knight. It was the peak year of a social phenomenon that began in the Gilded Age after the Civil War, and handed down the legacy of Anglomania, preppies, and the world of two television series, Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age. In all, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles. Filled with a wealth of historical personalities, grand h…
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Weitere Autoren: Wallace, Carol MCD
- ISBN: 978-0-7611-7195-9
- EAN: 9780761171959
- Produktnummer: 12472510
- Verlag: Workman Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 403 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.1 cm x D3.2 cm 625 g
- Gewicht: 625
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Gail MacColl Jarrett is a writer who lives in England.
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