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"Our Crowd" - The Great Jewish Families of New York (Paperback) Loot Price: R673
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"Our Crowd" - The Great Jewish Families of New York (Paperback): Stephen Birmingham

"Our Crowd" - The Great Jewish Families of New York (Paperback)

Stephen Birmingham

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They immigrated to America from Germany in the nineteenth century with names like Loeb, Sachs, Seligman, Lehman, Guggenheim, and Goldman. From tenements on the Lower East Side to Park Avenue mansions, this handful of Jewish families turned small businesses into imposing enterprises and amassed spectacular fortunes. But despite possessing breathtaking wealth that rivaled the Astors and Rockefellers, they were barred by the gentile establishment from the lofty realm of "the 400," a register of New York's most elite, because of their religion and humble backgrounds. In response, they created their own elite "100," a privileged society as opulent and exclusive as the one that had refused them entry. Our Crowd is the fascinating story of this rarefied society. Based on letters, documents, diary entries, and intimate personal remembrances of family lore by members of these most illustrious clans, it is an engrossing portrait of upper-class Jewish life over two centuries; a riveting story of the bankers, brokers, financiers, philanthropists, and business tycoons who started with nothing and turned their family names into American institutions.

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Imprint: The Lyons Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2021
Authors: Stephen Birmingham
Dimensions: 231 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-5775-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 1-4930-5775-8
Barcode: 9781493057757

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