Eric Homberger Books
Scenes from the life of a city
Glittering and glamorous, New York in the mid-nineteenth century was also plagued by political corruption, sanitation problems, and a growing gulf between rich and poor. In this book, Eric Homberge...
Read MoreMrs. Astor's New York: Money and Power in a Gilded Age
"Mrs. Astor, undisputed queen of New York society in the decades before the First World War, used her prestige to create a social aristocracy in the city; an invitation to one of her parties was a...
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