New York Café Society
About this book
"In the Great Depression, an elite group of New Yorkers lived unaffected by the economic calamity. They were writers, playwrights, journalists, artists, composers, singers, actors, adventurers and socialites. Newspaperman Maury Paul dubbed them the Café Society. This book describes the emergence of Café Society from New York's old society families, and the rise of the new creative class"--
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL22316135W
Subjects
Social life and customsDepressionsIntellectual lifeNightclubsIntellectualsElite (Social sciences)ArtistsSocialitesBiographyHistoryDepressions, 1929Artists, biographyNew york (n.y.), social life and customsNew york (n.y.), intellectual lifeNew york (n.y.), biographyNew york (n.y.), historyManners and customs