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OLD MONEY Hardcover – June 12 1988
by
Nelson W. Aldrich
(Author)
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherKnopf
- Publication dateJune 12 1988
- ISBN-100394570367
- ISBN-13978-0394570365
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From Publishers Weekly
Aldrich has been a teacher, journalist and editor (Paris Review, Harper's, etc.)a refutation of cliches about the "idle rich." This accredited scion of the old-money set via his Rockefeller kin writes with great style and wit, making this history of privileged people delightful and entertaining. But there are shadowy reports here, too. Aldrich includes an account about his great-grandfather, a corrupt U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (1881-1911) and other tales of failed noblesse oblige. The positive accomplishments of many upper-class members, however, outweigh the actions of scoundrels, according to the author: absorbing principles taught at schools Aldrich groups as "St. Midas," those to-the-manor-born have been war heroes, contributors to the arts and sciences, and philanthropists. Emblematic is a funny and oddly touching story in which the author describes the "Dough Nuts" ("We all have money and we're all a little nuts") conferring to figure out ways to use their fortunes responsibly. 35,000 first printing.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Aldrich's analysis of the monied class in the United States regrettably eschews social science documentation. His observations depend almost entirely on literature (F. Scott Fitzgerald figures prominently) and personal history (the author is a scion of the robber baron Aldriches of Rhode Island). The result is a casual, rambling, and often pretentious exercise in snobbery, some of it perhaps unwitting. The book covers proper schools, clubs, manners, fashions, old families, and distinctions between old and new money, such as "country clubs and yacht clubs do not have a very high standing in Old Money Society." Save your old, new, or just plain money for something with more class than this.Kenneth F. Kister, Pinellas Park P.L., Fla.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Publisher : Knopf; First Edition (June 12 1988)
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 0394570367
- ISBN-13 : 978-0394570365
- Item weight : 693 g
- Best Sellers Rank: #613,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #124 in Social Groups
- #647 in Urban Communities
- #2,372 in Behavioural Sciences (Books)
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What is Old Money Anyway?
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'Old Money' is the inside story of American families and their journey from an agrarian money based economy into industrial capitalism. It provides unique insights into what it meant to be rich as opposed to wealthy and why that mattered. Old money is not so much a matter of accumulated stacks of currency in the closet as it is a knowledge based way of living. 2021 is a time of financial transition which mirrors many of the same pressures on the individual as the late 1890s and early 1900s. How does a person invent or develop a methodology for producing profit in an economy that is not yet defined? Who would have knowledge or networks to support such an effort? I have used the insights from this book in many different circumstances and environments, organizational challenges and personal projects. This is a great book which should have a place on any serious entrepreneur's shelf.
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