Name: Emily Post
ISBN: 9780812967418

Laura Claridge

The first biography of the iconic woman whose name stands for good manners tells the story of a Baltimore blueblood with a populist heart, who helped the masses live the American dream with her hugely popular book "Etiquette." 16-page b&w photo insert.

Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners

Emily Post

Laura P. Claridge

A biography of a woman whose name has become synonymous with good manners describes the life and times of Emily Post, from her patrician upbringing in Baltimore and her social life in Gilded Age New York, to her scandalous divorce and writing career, to her creation of the best-selling classic, Etiquette. 35,000 first printing.

Emily Post Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners

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