Overview

A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the Century Newport is the legendary and beautiful home of American aristocracy and the sheltered super-rich. Many of the country's most famous blueblood families the closest thing we have to royalty have lived and summered in Newport since the nineteenth century. The Astors, the Vanderbilts, Edith Wharton, JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doris Duke, and Claus and Sunny von Bulow are just a few of the many names who have called the city home. Gilded takes you along as you explore the fascinating heritage of the Newport elite, from its first colonists to the newest of its new millennium millionaires, showing the evolution of a town intent on living in its own world. Through a narrative filled with engrossing characters and lively tales of untold extravagance, Davis brings the resort to life and uncovers the difference between rich and Newport rich along the way. An engrossing multigenerational saga that tells the real story of the rich and famous in Newport Vibrant, praiseworthy writing: [Davis] brings splendidly colorful behind-the-scenes action and players up front (the New York Times on Party of the Century) 34 evocative black-and-white photographs Written with insight and dramatic flair, Gilded gives you a rare peek into the cloistered coastal playground of America's moneyed elite.

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Author:   Deborah Davis ,  Linda Hallam
Publisher:   Turner Publishing Company
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780470124130

ISBN 10:   047012413
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   06 November 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 The Season--1913. 2 The Isle of Peace. 3 Reversal of Fortune. 4 The New Newport. The Mrs. Astor. 5 Calculated Moves. Alva. 6 The Cottage Wars. Mamie. 7 Upstairs and Downstairs. Tessie. 8 Members Only. 9 Ladies First. Edith. 10 Fast Times. 11 A Very Good Year. Beatrice. 12 That Sinking Feeling. 13 The Binds That Tie. Eileen. 14 There Goes the Neighborhood. 15 Enemies and Eyesores. 16 Fire Sale. 17 Self Preservation. 18 All That Jazz. Jackie. 19 What a Swell Party This Is. 20 The Changing of the Guard. Minnie. 21 Anything Goes. Doris. 22 Tourist Attractions. 23 Who wants to Be a Millionaire? 24 Everything Old is New Again. 25 The Season--2008. Afterword. Bibliography. Photo Credits. Index.

Reviews

‘…a witty and informative guide to this most extraordinary of summer colonies.' (Country Life, January 2010).

Author Information

Deborah Davis is the author of the acclaimed books Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball and Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X . She is a writer and film executive who has worked as a story editor and story analyst for several major film companies.

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