All That Glitters From: The Washington Post | Date: April 8, 2001| Author: Reviewed by William R. Taylor | Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

THE MONIED METROPOLIS

New York and the Consolidation

Of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896

By Sven Beckert

Cambridge Univ. 492 pp. $34.95

This book opens with a costume ball at the Waldorf Astoria in l897, at the end of the 19th century's Great Depression. New York City's cre{grv}me de la cre{grv}me assembled in the garb of kings, queens and courtiers. The occasion, according to one New York paper, was the most elaborate private entertainment that had ever t...

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