Opening its doors during the era that inspired The Great Gatsby and
Downton Abbey, The Barclay Hotel offered its guests a touch of old
world elegance amidst the swirling glitz and jazz of New York
City's Roaring Twenties. Gilded Age millionaires, progressive
social crusaders, and world-renowned artists all found a
comfortable home at The Barclay. Blue-blooded scion Harold S.
Vanderbilt, legendary author Ernest Hemingway, Ambassador and famed
hostess Perle Mesta, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene
O'Neill, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. were among
the elite guests who lived, worked, and socialized at the exclusive
hotel. The Barclay Hotel: New York's Elegant Hideaway for the Rich
and Famous provides a captivating inside look at the nearly ninety
year history of The Barclay, which both impacted and reflected the
people, events, style, and romance of its Midtown East neighborhood
and New York City itself. Cindy Gueli is a writer, professor, and
filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. She has taught and lectured for
institutions such as American University, The Washington Center,
and House of Representatives Congressional Caucuses. She completed
her bachelor's degree at Georgetown University and earned two
master's degrees and a doctorate in History from American
University. She is also the author of the upcoming book Lipstick
Brigade: Government Girls in World War II Washington. Ward
Morehouse III's love affair with grand hotels began long before he
wrote his first landmark book, The Waldorf-Astoria: America's
Gilded Dream, which was followed by Inside the Plaza: An Intimate
Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel. His father, the late drama critic
Ward Morehouse, lovingly introduced his son to the glamorous life
of luxurious hotels. He is a former staff correspondent of The
Christian Science Monitor, Broadway columnist for the New York Post
and author of eight other books.
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