The Perennial Philadelphians: The Anatomy of an American Aristocracy by Nathaniel Burt

The Perennial Philadelphians: The Anatomy of an American Aristocracy

Nathaniel Burt

640 pages first pub 1975 (view editions)

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The Perennial Philadelphians tells the story of the city's inherited aristocracy--of Wanamakers and Drexels, of Biddles and Cadwaladers. Drawing on history, genealogy, politics, economics, the fine arts, private diaries, and the impressions and an...

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