A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode
Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the Century
Newport is the legendary and beautiful home of American aristocracy and
the sheltered super-rich. Many of the country's most famous blueblood
families?the closest thing we have to royalty?have lived and summered in
Newport since the nineteenth century. The Astors, the Vanderbilts, Edith
Wharton, JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doris Duke, and Claus and
Sunny von Bulow are just a few of the many names who have called the
city home. Gilded takes you along as you explore the fascinating
heritage of the Newport elite, from its first colonists to the newest of
its new millennium millionaires, showing the evolution of a town intent
on living in its own world. Through a narrative filled with engrossing
characters and lively tales of untold extravagance, Davis brings the
resort to life and uncovers the difference between rich and Newport rich
along the way.
- An engrossing multigenerational saga that tells the real story of the
rich and famous in Newport
- Vibrant, praiseworthy writing: ""[Davis] brings splendidly colorful
behind-the-scenes action and players up front"" (the New York Times
on Party of the Century)
- 34 evocative black-and-white photographs
Written with insight and dramatic flair, Gilded gives you a rare peek
into the cloistered coastal playground of America's moneyed elite.
