The Gilded Age: New York’s Old and New Money
<p>Marian’s father has died and left her nothing. Her only option is to move to Manhattan to live with her aunts, her only living relatives. These are socialite women of old money in New York. One of her aunts, Agnes, married into old money that dates back to the Mayflower crossing the Atlantic Ocean. And the other aunt, Ada, moved into the brownstone when her sister’s rich husband died. Although Marian is confused by the seemingly arbitrary rules, she is forced into the social scene that encourages her family connection to old money. These three women represent the old money socialites of New York City.</p>
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