Mrs. Astor's New York

Mrs. Astor's New York
Author: Eric Homberger
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2004-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300105155

Mrs Astor, queen of New York society in the decades before World War I, used her prestige to create a social aristocracy in the city. Mrs Astor's story, told here by Eric Homberger, sheds light on the origins, extravagant lifestyle, and social competitiveness of this aristocracy.