Capital elites : high society in Washington, D.C., after the Civil War /

Capital elites : high society in Washington, D.C., after the Civil War /

Show other versions (1)

"In this social history of the nation's capital, Kathryn Allamong Jacob portrays the fancy dress balls, glittering embassy parties, and popular scandal that characterized Washington's high society during the Gilded Age. Jacob argues that the capital's social elite has always been...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacob, Kathryn Allamong
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1995
Subjects:
Geschichte 1861-1900
1800-1899
Elite (Social sciences) > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century
Upper class > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century
Classes supérieures > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siècle
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siècle
Elite (Social sciences)
Manners and customs
Oberschicht
Upper class
Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs
Washington (D.C.)
Washington, DC
Elites > History
Government publications > United States
History

Internet

This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.

University of Pennsylvania

Holdings details from University of Pennsylvania
Call Number: UDC F 198 .J33 1995

Similar Items