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The First Four Hundred
Mrs. Astor's New York in the Gilded Age
by Jerry Patterson
ISBN: 0847822850
ISBN-13: 9780847822850
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 2000
Size: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.15 pounds
Pages: 247
Publisher's Notes
The only book to cover Mrs. Astor's famous list, The First 400 documents the ostentation, tastes, and unbridled frivolity of New York's elite during the Gilded Age. Representing the number of people that could comfortably fit into the Fifth Avenue ballroom of society's undisputed leader without "vulgar overcrowding", The Four Hundred were heralded as the highest-ranking celebrities of the day. With captivating historical photographs, this volume provides insightful and hilarious accounts of the activities of such luminaries as the Vanderbilts, Grants, Whitneys, and Morgans, along with some not-so-well-remembered socialites of this pre-income-tax era.
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