Kristen Richardson

The Season: A Social History of the Debutante (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2019

Sparkling. Genevieve Valentine, NPR

Kristen Richardson traces the social seasons of debutantes on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing their stories in their own words, through diaries, letters, and interviews conducted at contemporary balls. Richardson takes the reader from Georgian England to colonial Philadelphia, from the Antebellum South and Wharton's New York to the reimagined rituals of African American communities. Originally conceived as a way to wed daughters to suitable men, debutante rituals have adapted and evolved as marriage and women's lives have changed. An inquiry into the ritual's enduring cultural significance, The Season also reveals the complex emotional world of the girls at its center, whose every move was scrutinized and judged, and on whose backs family fortunes rested.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393608748
• Artikelnr.: 59589570

Autorenporträt

Kristen Richardson was born in London, England, and lives with her son in Brooklyn, New York.