The upper class. The upper crust. Brahmans, blue bloods, and high
society. Patricians, plutocrats, and aristocrats. Each describes
Americans who have enjoyed generations of wealth and prestige, but
such people never use these terms. Old money is preferred. In Old
Money America, author John Hazard Forbes shares an insider's view
about old money and the life of America's upper class.
Forbes' thirty-five-year career as an art expert and appraiser
gave him unusual entre into the houses and lives of the old rich.
Along with their collections, he closely examined the customs,
manners, and viewpoints of America's upper crust. Old Money America
presents a discussion of the: Ironies of old money Who and where of
old money Financial secrets of old money Hallmarks of old money
Care and housing of old money Secret language of old money
Skeletons in the closet of old money Simple life of old money Gear
and garb of old money Having known the elites of New York,
Pennsylvania, the Midwest, New England, and the South, Forbes is in
a unique position to observe and report on his interaction with
these remarkable, if often peculiar, people.
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