Incredible New York: High Life and Low Life from 1850 to 1950This is the entertaining story of New York City's social life and customs over the period 1850 to 1950. |
Contents
PART | 1 |
The Seamy Side | 31 |
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Tear a Passion to Tatters | 58 |
Fireworks in the Parlor | 74 |
Movers and Shakers | 84 |
The Park and Its Pleasures | 91 |
PART | 99 |
The Apotheosis of Mrs Astor | 141 |
The Medici Do Their Duty | 157 |
Athens by the Hudson | 170 |
What News on the Rialto? | 181 |
PART THREE | 195 |
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