In Pursuit of Privilege
In Pursuit of Privilege

Author: Clifton Hood

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2016-11-08

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 023154295X

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A history that extends from the 1750s to the present, In Pursuit of Privilege recounts upper-class New Yorkers' struggle to create a distinct world guarded against outsiders, even as economic growth and democratic opportunity enabled aspirants to gain entrance. Despite their efforts, New York City's upper class has been drawn into the larger story of the city both through class conflict and through their role in building New York's cultural and economic foundations. In Pursuit of Privilege describes the famous and infamous characters and events at the center of this extraordinary history, from the elite families and wealthy tycoons of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the Wall Street executives of today. From the start, upper-class New Yorkers have been open and aggressive in their behavior, keen on attaining prestige, power, and wealth. Clifton Hood sharpens this characterization by merging a history of the New York economy in the eighteenth century with the story of Wall Street's emergence as an international financial center in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as the dominance of New York's financial and service sectors in the 1980s. Bringing together several decades of upheaval and change, he shows that New York's upper class did not rise exclusively from the Gilded Age but rather from a relentless pursuit of privilege, affecting not just the urban elite but the city's entire cultural, economic, and political fabric.

A Record of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Three (Classic Reprint)
A Record of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Three (Classic Reprint)

Author: Haverford College

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-09

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780260694447

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Excerpt from A Record of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Three Entered sophomore year from University of Pennsylvania, and left for the same before the term was over. Perhaps there are some attractions at Penn that you can't get here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

History of the Class of Nineteen-Hundred and Fourteen, Yale College, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
History of the Class of Nineteen-Hundred and Fourteen, Yale College, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Washington Patterson

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781332138692

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Excerpt from History of the Class of Nineteen-Hundred and Fourteen, Yale College, Vol. 1 Sensing that for the most part class histories are either not read at all or are merely superficially glanced over by each individual to satisfy himself that his name is inscribed in all the rolls of honor it properly should be listed in, be it known that the aim of the present writer has not been for accuracy in cataloguing all the celebrities of the Class of 1914 who heeled the News or played on the Freshman Gym team, but rather to give a brief summary of the more striking incidents of our stay on York Street that might prove palatable reading in the years hereafter. Tradition and convention hold such sway over the majority of Yale's entering classes that it is but seldom that the recorder of the events of Freshman year has the opportunity to immortalize in literature anything of an original character. The Class of 1914 seems to be the exception that proves this rule, and, ergo, it would seem a shame to sacrifice this space to an uninteresting if more vanity-satisfying list of members who entered the arena of extra-curriculum activity at the expense of omitting a description, however inadequate, of the thrilling exploits connected with Hartenstein, Mr. G., and the chief of the New Haven police force. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.