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

Mrs. Astor's New York 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 account of her life, and the era over which she presided, sheds new light on the origins and lifestyle of this aristocracy. Full description