"Gilded Prostitution": Status, Money, And Transatlantic Marriages, 1870 1914
By (author): "Maureen E. Montgomery"
ISBN0415006260
ISBN139780415006262
Asin"Gilded Prostitution": Status, Money, And Transatlantic Marriages, 1870 1914
Original titleGilded Prostitution: Status, Money, and Transatlantic Marriages, 1870-1914
The marriages of British peers to American women are examined within the context of the opening up of London and New York society and the growing competitiveness for high social status in London.