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Rediscovering Edith Wharton’s First Book
Many fans of Edith Wharton's great novels, "The Age of Innocence" and "The House of Mirth," may not realize that her very first published book was not a…
Episodes
A New Year in Old New York with the Bowery Boys
A rite of passage for many New Yorkers (and visitors alike) is to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square patiently awaiting the moment when the crystal-studded…
#121
Hot Victorian Holiday (Bowery Boys History Live at City Winery)
As a special holiday bonus treat, join Greg Young of the Bowery Boys for this fun, festive look at some "hot history". Greg is joined by Carl Raymond of The Gilded Gentleman, Aaron…
#119
The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook with author Becky Diamond
Food historian and author Becky Diamond returns to the show to share some insight into celebrating Christmas Gilded Age style. During the 19th century, celebrations began to evolve from the once…
#118
Willa Cather’s Gilded Age
Willa Cather, the beloved American novelist who lived during the height of America's Gilded Age, is perhaps best known for her insightful, passionate writing about life on…
#115
Oscar Wilde on Dress: A New Discovery
In 2013, independent scholar, author and Wilde specialist, John Cooper made a surprising discovery. While researching aspects of Oscar Wilde's famous 1882 American lecture tour, he came upon a lengthy article written…
#114
Ulysses S. Grant: A Preside on the Edge of the Gilded Age
Ulysses S. Grant was one of the most important and influential of America's presidents. not only for his role in winning the Civil War but in how he began to…
Encore
The Butler Speaks: Simon Jones (Bannister on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”)
Butlers, it seems, know everything. They are privy to the goings on above and below stairs and, of course, keep it -- mostly -- to themselves. Agnes van Rhijn's very British…
#111
Alva Vanderbilt: The Real Bertha Russell?
Ever since the premiere episode of HBO's "The Gilded Age", viewers and historians have discussed just how close the fictitious character of Bertha Russell (played by Carrie Coon) may be to the real-life…
Encore
Who Was Ward McAllister?
The famous Mrs. Astor was credited with building and shaping the Gilded Age elite. At her side and combining forces with her to create “the 400” was…
Encore
Playing Mamie Fish: A Conversation with Ashlie Atkinson and Keith Taillon
Mamie Fish, the eagle-eyed, sharp-tongued social arbiter who regularly appears in the HBO series "The Gilded Age" was indeed a real Gilded Age socialite. She was known for her incisive wit…
Encore
Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Gilded Age’s Million Dollar Princesses
During the late 19th century, nearly 200 wealthy young American women were caught up in marriages with members of British and European nobility. The goal of…