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Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1970 503 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. First Families is an astonishingly intimate and delightfully detailed group portrait of five great American families: the Adamses, the Biddles, the du Ponts, the Lees, and the Roosevelts. Together, these five families have contributed to the United States a pride of presidents, a quorum of legislators, a ledger of merchant-bankers, a pollution of industrialists, a constellation of admirals and generals, and a sideshow of eccentrics. Together, they have filled an entire Social Register with their clubs and colleges, their summer and their winter homes, their births and marriages and deaths. How did these remarkable dynasties take root in our avowedly egalitarian, professedly classless society? How have they managed to maintain their vast power and prominence through so many generations of ceaseless social change? As Nathaniel Burt makes clear, "a succession of merit" has counted more than money or prestige in the creation of America's First Families. Other families of equal or greater wealth have had no visible impact on our politics or culture. Many families of equal respectability have long since disappeared from public view. Nathaniel Burt 1st Ed 1970 First Families The Making of an American Aristocracy Nathaniel Burt 1st Ed 1970 First Families The Making of an American Aristocracy Description Up For Sale Today is First Families The Making of an American Aristocracy by Nathaniel Burt Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1970 503 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. First Families is an astonishingly intimate and delightfully detailed group portrait of five great American families: the Adamses, the Biddles, the du Ponts, the Lees, and the Roosevelts. Together, these five families have contributed to the United States a pride of presidents, a quorum of legislators, a ledger of merchant-bankers, a pollution of industrialists, a constellation of admirals and generals, and a sideshow of eccentrics. Together, they have filled an entire Social Register with their clubs and colleges, their summer and their winter homes, their births and marriages and deaths. How did these remarkable dynasties take root in our avowedly egalitarian, professedly classless society? How have they managed to maintain their vast power and prominence through so many generations of ceaseless social change? As Nathaniel Burt makes clear, "a succession of merit" has counted more than money or prestige in the creation of America's First Families. Other families of equal or greater wealth have had no visible impact on our politics or culture. Many families of equal respectability have long since disappeared from public view. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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