The Husband Hunters

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Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land owning governing class had barricaded itself for so long was breached The incomers were a group of young women who, fifty years earlier, would have been looked on as the alien denizens of another world the New World, to be precise From 1874 the year that Jennie Jerome, the first known Dollar Princess , married Randolph Churchill to 1905, dozens of young American heiresses married into the British peerage, bringing with them all the fabulous wealth, glamour and sophistication of the Gilded Age.Anne de Courcy sets the stories of these young women and their families in the context of their times Based on extensive first hand research, drawing on diaries, memoirs and letters, this richly entertaining group biography reveals what they thought of their new lives in England and what England thought of them. Download The Husband Hunters – kino-fada.fr The Husband Hunters, written by Anne de Courcy is a fascinating look how American and British culture shaped The Gilded Age 1870 1910 and how the young daughters from prestigious wealthy American families married into the elite English aristocratic class These ambitious young brides included Jennie Jerome 1854 1921 who married Lord Randolph Churchill mother of Sir Winston Churchill 1875 1965 The stunning beauty Adele Beach Grant who was the portrait for The Lady in White was also a fri The Husband Hunters, written by Anne de Courcy is a fascinating look how American and British culture shaped The Gilded Age 1870 1910 and how the young daughters from prestigious wealthy American families married into the elite English aristocratic class These ambitious young brides included Jennie Jerome 1854 1921 who married Lord Randolph Churchill mother of Sir Winston Churchill 1875 1965 The stunning beauty Adele Beach Grant who was the portrait for The Lady in White was also a friend of American novelist Edith Wharton, desired only to be a member of the highest society when she married the Earl of Essex at Saint Margaret s, Westminster in 1893 Later, her social connections would include the Prince of Wales.Following the ending of the American Civil War 18...4.5 ever so interesting starsThey say money can t buy you happiness but in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it could buy you a husband Whoever said money can t buy happiness simply didn t know where to go shopping Bo Derek and shopping these girls and their mothers did They were shopping for an entrance into high society and were willing with their bags filled with money to climb that social ladder no matter what it took This was the world of The Husband Hunters Social Climbing in Lon 4.5 ever so interesting starsThey say money can t buy you happiness but in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it could buy you a husband Whoever said money can t buy happiness simply didn t know where to go shopping Bo Derek and shopping th...Economist Thorstein Veblen coined the phrase conspicuous consumption and this book illustrates it perfectly Wealthy high society in NYC was a very complicated system of genealogy, manners, money, and the right connections And themoney spent on achieving and one upping each other, the better While the wealthy husbands were involved in the business of makingmoney, the wives were the arbiters of what was socially acceptable and fought to be considered a part of Mrs Astor s 400 Economist Thorstein Veblen coined the phrase conspicuous consumption and this book illustrates it perfectly Wealthy high society in NYC was a very complicated system of genealogy, manners, money, and the right connections And themoney spent on achieving and one upping each other, the better While the wealthy husbands were involved in the business of makingmoney, the wives were the arbiters of what was socially acceptable and fought to be considered a part of Mrs Astor s 400 which was the touchstone of acceptability And how better to be noticed than to have your daughter marry a title... This review can also be found here Thanks to Netgalley and St Martin s Press for an ARC DNF at 13%Another one that just really put me to sleep It s not a good sign when the introduction which tells me who the subjects are is too long and drawn out and puts me to sleep I don t even remember who the heiresses are, honestly Too many names said and never mentioned again.I could tell this was meticulously researched, but it was very repetitive and I couldn t break into the denseness of this te This review can also be found here Thanks to Netgalley and St Martin s Press for an ARC DNF at 13%Another one that just really put me to sleep It s not a good sign when the introduction which tells me who the subje...Peerless It is a truth universally acknowledged that the stately homes of England have always been in dire need of an injection of capital Equally, that American money looks to the English aristocracy for an injection of class At the turn of the last century, this mutual requirement reached its apotheosis in the Gilded Age Superrich American matrons raked the ranks of English noblemen in search of the most desirable titles for their daughters nothing less than an earl would do This was not Peerless It is a truth universally acknowledged that the stately homes of England have always been in dire need of an injection of capital Equally, that American money looks to the English aristocracy for an injection of class At the turn of the last century, this mutual requirement reached its apotheosis in the Gilded Age Superrich American matrons raked the ranks of English noblemen in search of the most d...Netgalley 53Many thanks go to Anne de Courcy, W N, and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.Edith Wharton s classic The Buccaneers comes to life in this page turner So many young ladies of the great monied classic in America sought the hand and titles of the royalty in Europe, or should I say their mothers did for their daughters ...More than a bit disappointed with this book The subject matter sounded perfect for me, and I ve enjoyed de Courcy s works in the past.I marvel at how sometimes writers can turn the most interesting subjects into dull books.So many clich s Basically it seemed to boil down to American girls had money, were lively, confident, educated and outspoken Impoverished English gentlemen found them farattractive than English girls who were undereducated, quiet and retiring and lived their lives in More than a bit disappointed with this book The subject matter sounded perfect for me, and I ve enjoyed de Courcy s works in the past.I marvel at how sometimes writers can turn the most interesting subjects into dull books.So many clich s Basically it seemed to boil down to American girls had money, were lively, confident, educated and outspoken Impoverished English gentlemen found them farattractive than English girls who were undereducated, quiet and retiring and lived their lives in their brothers shadows.I d have likedabout how these fairy tale marriages panned out de Courcy tends to concentrate on the courtship rather than the happy ever after Goodness knows how some of these ...Full disclosure I only made it through the first two chapters I m as down for a gossipy romp through the lives of rich Americans marrying cash poor British aristocrats as the next person, but honestly, de Courcy spewed so many broad generalizations about American women s history that I had to put it down I get it she s a journalist, not a historian, but there are PLENTY of accounts of the history of US women that she could have read in order to properly contextualize her subjects None of th Full disclosure I only made it through the first two chapters I m as down for a gossipy romp through the lives of rich Americans marrying cash poor British aristocrats as the next person, but honestly, de Courcy spewed so many broad generalizations about American women s histor...Anne de Courcy s social histories are always fun to read I have previously read 1939 The Last Season, Debs at War and The Fishing Fleet and The Husband Hunters is equally packed with fascinating details about elite society in late 19th and early 20th century Britain and the United States The phenomenon of American heiresses marrying British and European nobleman has been covered in other books including To Marry an English Lord but de Courcy s book is notable for focusing as closely Anne de Courcy s social histories are always fun to read I have previously read 1939 The Last Season, Debs at War and The Fishing Fleet and The Husband Hunters is equally packed with fascina...THE HUSBAND HUNTERS tells the real story of the Cora Crawleys of Downton Abbey, the American heiresses who traversed the Atlantic with their riches for marriage with British blood bloods Author Anne de Courcy has penned an addictive read, as we follow this coterie of American debs England ward Winston Churchill s mother, Jennie Jerome, was considered the first Dollar Princess after she left America and married Randolph Churchill in 1874 The heiress exodus continued to 1905, bringing dozens THE HUSBAND HUNTERS tells the real story of the Cora Crawleys of Downton Abbey, the American heiresses who traversed the Atlantic with their riches for marriage with British blood bloods Author Anne de Courcy has penned an addictive read, as we follow this coterie of American debs England ward Winston Churchill s mother, Jennie Jerome, was considered the first Dollar Princess after she left America and married Randolph Churchill in 1874 The heiress exodus continued ...

The Husband Hunters
  • English
  • 03 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 368 pages
  • 147460143X
  • Anne de Courcy
  • The Husband Hunters