The Guest List: How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication---from the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote's Ball (edition 2010)

by Ethan Mordden

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A survey of Manhattan culture from the 1920s through the 1960s explores the ways in which the city's diverse venues set a standard for national sophistication.

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Title:	The Guest List: How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication---from the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote's Ball
Authors:	Ethan Mordden
Info:	St. Martin's Press (2010), Edition: 1ST, Hardcover, 336 pages
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