EPISODE · Nov 17, 2023 · 51 MIN
#78 Gilt-y Pleasures: Dollar Princesses and Husband Hunters
from Raging Romantics · host Northern Onondaga Public Library
Books we mention/recommend:The Husband Hunters by Anne de CourcyThe Buccaneers by Edith WhartonThe Gilded Age by Mark TwainThe Luxe series by Anna GodbersonThe Gilded Age Heiresses by Harper St. GeorgeThe Four Hundred series by Joanna SchupeUptown Girls series by SchupeFifth Avenue Rebels by SchupeBareknuckle Bastards by Sarah MacLeanReferences:Possibly source of the Spanish Influenza- Fort Riley in Kansas"The New Colossus" by Emma LazarusAmerican dollar princess (wikipedia, n.d.)“Amy Henderson: “Downton Abbey” and the Dollar Princesses” (Henderson, 2012)“How American ‘Dollar Princesses’ Invaded British High Society” (Blakemore, 2023)“Why Did the Gilded Age End?” (Rotondi, 2022)“Gilded Age” (History.com, 2023)Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker" (wikipedia, n.d.)"Our Notable Knicks" (The Knickerbocker Historical Society)The Fabulous Leonard Jerome: Churchill's "Fierce" American Roots (Taylor, 2017)“The American Duchesses: A Tale of Two Consuelos” (American Duchess, 2017)“Inside Alva Vanderbilt's Party Of The Century” (Grimm, 2022)“The ‘Dollar Princess’ and the Duke” (Christies.com, 2016)“The Lost Wm. K. Vanderbilt Mansion -- 660 5th Avenue” (Miller, 2014)“Vanderbilt Ball” (Broyles, 2013)“The Vanderbilts: How American Royalty Lost Their Crown Jewels” (Robehmed, 2014)“A who’s who of the Gilded Age, ahead of the Met Gala” (Cope, 2022)
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Books we mention/recommend:* The Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy* The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton* The Gilded Age by Mark Twain* The Luxe series by Anna Godberson (https://fantasticfiction.com/g/anna-godbersen/luxe/)* The Gilded Age Heiresses by Harper St. George (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/harper-st-george/gilded-age-heiresses/)* The Four Hundred series by Joanna Schupe (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/joanna-shupe/four-hundred/)* Uptown Girls series by Schupe (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/joanna-shupe/uptown-girls/)* Fifth Avenue Rebels by Schupe (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/joanna-shupe/fifth-avenue-rebels/)* Bareknuckle Bastards by Sarah MacLean (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/sarah-maclean/bareknuckle-bastards/)References:* Possibly source of the Spanish Influenza- Fort Riley in Kansas (https://www.paho.org/en/who-we-are/history-paho/purple-death-great-flu-1918#:~:text=Despite%20its%20name%2C%20researchers%20believe,breeding%20ground%20for%20the%20virus.)* "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46550/the-new-colossus)* American dollar princess (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_dollar_princess#:~:text=The%20so-called%20American%20dollar,families%2C%20exchanging%20wealth%20for%20prestige.) (wikipedia, n.d.)* “Amy Henderson: “Downton Abbey” and the Dollar Princesses” (Henderson, 2012) (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/amy-henderson-downton-abbey-and-the-dollar-princesses-124565824/)* “How American ‘Dollar Princesses’ Invaded British High Society” (Blakemore, 2023) (https://www.history.com/news/american-heiress-marry-british-aristocrat)* “Why Did the Gilded Age End?” (Rotondi, 2022) (https://www.history.com/news/gilded-age-end-reasons)* “Gilded Age” (History.com, 2023) (https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/gilded-age)* Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker" (wikipedia, n.d.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmen_Jansen_Knickerbocker)* "Our Notable Knicks" (The Knickerbocker Historical Society) (https://www.knickmansion.com/notable-knickerbockers)* The Fabulous Leonard Jerome: Churchill's "Fierce" American Roots (Taylor, 2017) (https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-176/leonard-jerome/)* “The American Duchesses: A Tale of Two Consuelos” (American Duchess, 2017) (https://blog.americanduchess.com/2017/09/the-american-duchesses-tale-of-two.html)* “Inside Alva Vanderbilt's Party Of The Century” (Grimm, 2022) (https://guestofaguest.com/new-york/nyc-society/alva-vanderbilt-gilded-age-costume-ball)* “The ‘Dollar Princess’ and the Duke” (Christies.com, 2016) (https://www.christies.com/en/stories/the-story-of-consuelo-vanderbilts-marriage-to-the-duke-of-marlborough-5345c79b85d749e09b36a192d6a10385#:~:text=In%20marrying%20the%20Duke%2C%20Consuelo,pursue%20a%20career%20in%20politics.)*
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