Turn of the World
Download or Read eBook Turn of the World PDF written by Elizabeth Drexel and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Elizabeth Drexel |
| Publisher | : Applewood Books |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2012-06-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781429090803 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1429090804 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Turn of the World by : Elizabeth Drexel
Book excerpt: As with her prior book King Lehr and the Gilded Age (1935), Lady Decies' Turn of the World (1937) is a fascinating semi-autobiographical history of American high society during the Gay Nineties through the first World War. Upon the book's publication, The Pittsburgh Press wrote, ""The magnificent spectacle that went on behind the scenes in pre-war days of society's Gilded Age at Saratoga, Newport, New York and Paris is detailed by an insider, Elizabeth, Lady Decies, who was Miss Elizabeth Wharton Drexel interesting, amusing and sometimes revolting, as with evident nostalgia she tells of extravagant parties and fortunes spent for clothes and jewels.""
