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Author/Artist	King, Greg, 1964-
Title	A season of splendor : the court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York / Greg King.
Publisher/Date	Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Description	xvi, 508 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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Location	Call Number	Vol./Copy	Status Information
Frick Book Stacks	F124 .K56 2009		AVAILABLE

Table of Contents
	A Note on Currency
	Prologue: New York City, 1903	13
1	Mrs. Astor Holds Court	23
2	The Vainglorious Vanderbilts	39
3	Enter the Challenger	53
4	The Society Lady	67
5	The Society Gentleman	87
6	The Court Jester	103
7	The Arrivistes	115
8	The Edifice Complex	129
9	Palaces on Fifth Avenue	141
10	Mrs. Astor Joins the Race	165
11	Building for Eternity	179
12	The Unseen Armies	195
13	Clothing	209
14	Jewelry	221
15	Transportation	231
16	Masters of the Hudson	249
17	"The Inland Newport"	271
18	Monarch of the Smoky Mountains	287
19	The Kingdom by the Sea	299
20	Swells in Newport	319
21	The Social Season	337
22	The Society Dinner Party	349
23	Society Balls	361
24	The Dollar Princesses	377
25	A Breath of Scandal	399
26	Sailing to Oblivion	423
	Notes	457
	Bibliography	481
	Index	491

Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-490) and index.
LC subject	New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
	New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
	Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn, 1830-1908.
	Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn, 1830-1908 -- Friends and associates.
	Elite (Social sciences) -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
	Socialites -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
	Rich people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
	New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
	New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel.
ISBN	9780470185698 (cloth)
	0470185694 (cloth)
WorldCat no.	215171453

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