num_pages: 272
description: Traces the development of Boston elite society, discusses the relationship between Harvard and changing social forces, and looks at class ideals, exclusion, consolidation, and Brahmin aristocracy
language: English
title: The Forging of an Aristocracy: Harvard and the Boston Upper Class, 1800-1870
titlecomplete: The Forging of an Aristocracy: Harvard and the Boston Upper Class, 1800-1870
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Wesleyan Univ Pr