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

"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...

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Main Author: Jacob, Kathryn Allamong.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1995.
Subjects and Genres:
Geschichte 1861-1900.
1800-1899
Elite (Social sciences) > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Upper class > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Classes supérieures > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Elite (Social sciences)
Manners and customs.
Upper class.
Oberschicht
Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington, DC
Elites > History
Government publications > United States.
History.
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Call Number: UDC F 198 .J33 1995
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