"A fascinating and absorbing chapter of New York social and financial history-it is hard to understand why it has never been written before."-Louis Auchincloss "When it comes to the folkways of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged, Stephen Birmingham knows what he\'s talking about." -Los Angeles Times "Future American histories will have to take into account Mr.
Birmingham\'s financial and social history and imposing cast of characters."-The New York Times Book Review Among. "A fascinating and absorbing chapter of New York social and financial history-it is hard to understand why it has never been written before."-Louis Auchincloss "When it comes to the folkways of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged, Stephen Birmingham knows what he\'s talking about." -Los Angeles Times "Future American histories will have to take into account Mr
