#12
Social Climber: The Iron Will and Determined Rise of Alva Vanderbilt
The fight for social dominance and acceptance was a battle fought by many Gilded Age wives along with their financial warrior husbands. One of the most famous was…
Episodes
#10
Invisible Magicians: Domestic Servants in Gilded Age New York
Join The Gilded Gentleman and Esther Crain, author of The Gilded Age in New York 1870-1914 for a look below stairs! In this show, we’ll take a look…
#9
The Education of a Snob: Ward Mcallister’s American Aristocracy
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…
#6
The Gilded Page: A Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Carol Wallace
"Carol Wallace, New York Times bestselling author, discusses her just-published novel of the Gilded Age, "Our Kind of People" as well as shares insights on her…
#3
The Real Mrs. Astor: Ruler or Rebel?
Historian Tom Miller joins The Gilded Gentleman for a discussion about who Caroline Astor really was. Carl is joined by special guest: Tom Miller, author of the Daytonian in…