{"product_id":"the-grandes-dames-9781493024759","title":"The Grandes Dames","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eThe Grandes Dames\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrisply written...full of color, incident and character, and thoroughly entertaining, this book...goes down like a dozen oysters. * Baltimore Sun *\u003cbr\u003eAn 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 *","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515855507799,"sku":"9781493024759","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781493024759.jpg?v=1745428082","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-grandes-dames-9781493024759","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}