To marry an English Lord
By: by Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace.
Contributors: Wallace, Carol, 1955-
Publisher: Workman Pub.
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century; Nobility -- England -- History -- 19th century; Marriage -- England -- History -- 19th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs; England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918
Description: In 1895, nine American girls married peers of the British realm. It was the peak year of a social phenomenon that began when the entrenched members of old New York snubbed these "new money" families after the Civil War, sending them off to England in quest of class. MacColl presents a rich tapestry of essays, sidebars, fact-filled boxes, and lively anecdotes to chronicle the era respresnted by Downton Abbey and Upstairs, downstairs.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 367-370.
One photograph inserted.
Includes index.