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The Grandes Dames of America knew just what they wanted and precisely how to get it, and when faced with criticism, malice or jealousy, they would rise above their detractors and usually persevere. Preeminent social historian Stephen Birmingham takes us into the drawing rooms of these powerful women, providing keen insights into aspects of an American Society that no longer exists.

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Crisply written...full of color, incident and character, and thoroughly entertaining, this book...goes down like a dozen oysters. * Baltimore Sun *
An interesting and colorful account of [the] fabulous ladies whose sense of noblesse obligé and "personal theater" held sway from the 1880s to World War II. * Library Journal *

The Grandes Dames

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    A Paperback by Stephen Birmingham

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 1/15/2016 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781493024759, 978-1493024759
      ISBN10: 1493024752

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Grandes Dames of America knew just what they wanted and precisely how to get it, and when faced with criticism, malice or jealousy, they would rise above their detractors and usually persevere. Preeminent social historian Stephen Birmingham takes us into the drawing rooms of these powerful women, providing keen insights into aspects of an American Society that no longer exists.

      Trade Review
      Crisply written...full of color, incident and character, and thoroughly entertaining, this book...goes down like a dozen oysters. * Baltimore Sun *
      An interesting and colorful account of [the] fabulous ladies whose sense of noblesse obligé and "personal theater" held sway from the 1880s to World War II. * Library Journal *

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