"Our Crowd" kapak görseli

"Our Crowd"

The Great Jewish Families of New York

Önizleme

Standard'ı 30 gün ücretsiz edinin

Deneme süresinden sonra aylık 5,99£. Aylık olarak iptal edilir.
0,00£ karşılığında başlayın
Diğer seçenekler

"Our Crowd"

Yazan: Stephen Birmingham
Seslendiren: Mel Foster
0,00£ karşılığında başlayın

30 gün sonra aylık 5,99£. Dilediğiniz zaman iptal edebilirsiniz.

18,72£ karşılığında satın al

18,72£ karşılığında satın al

This Season's Biggest Deal | £0.99/mo for 3 months + £10 Audible bonus

£5.99/mo after 3 months - terms apply. Cancel monthly
Özet

The New York Times bestselling history of the rise of the most powerful and privileged Jewish families in America

They immigrated to America from Germany in the nineteenth century with names like Loeb, Sachs, Seligman, Lehman, Guggenheim, and Goldman. From tenements on the Lower East Side to Park Avenue mansions, this handful of Jewish families turned small businesses into imposing enterprises and amassed spectacular fortunes. But despite possessing breathtaking wealth that rivaled the Astors and Rockefellers, they were barred by the gentile establishment from the lofty realm of "the 400," a register of New York's most elite, because of their religion and humble backgrounds. In response, they created their own elite "100," a privileged society as opulent and exclusive as the one that had refused them entry.

"Our Crowd" is the fascinating story of this rarefied society. Based on letters, documents, diary entries, and intimate personal remembrances of family lore by members of these most illustrious clans, it is an engrossing portrait of upper-class Jewish life over two centuries; a riveting story of the bankers, brokers, financiers, philanthropists, and business tycoons who started with nothing and turned their family names into American institutions.

©1967 Stephen Birmingham (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. The Macmillan Company for the letters of Otto Kahn which appeared in "The Many Lives of Otto Kahn" by Mary Jane Mate, © 1963 by Margaret D. Ryan.
Judaism Social Sciences Yahudi Mirası Ortadoğu Jewish History
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Tüm yıldızlar
En alakalı
Could’ve,should’ve,would’ve been better if they told the stories separately. You got muddled up by the time they had families and who married who,then when their kids came along and took over. To much to take in.

Our crowd

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.

I thought I wouldn't enjoy this as much as I did. While it is a comprehensive list of endless names I'm surprised by just how much I learned while enjoying the achievements and exploits of "Our Crowd".
Facts about the super rich are so fascinating.
Wonderful narration of what could have been a very dull book read in a dull way. This was a good listen!

Fascinating

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.

Most interesting piece of history here that I didn’t know I had been curious about.
A most enthusiastic reader.

Our Crowd - good story

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.