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02371aam a2200277Ii 4500 001 64CC42ECF5B211EBBE1F64065AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210805010008 008 201030s2021 nyua e b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781643137063 020 $a 1643137069 035 $a (OCoLC)1202304525 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d WCFLS $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Beran, Michael Knox, $e author. 245 10 $a WASPs : $b the splendors and miseries of an american aristocracy / $c Michael Know Beran. 250 $a First Pegasus Books edition. 264 1 $a [New York, NY] : $b Pegasus Books, $c 2021. 300 $a xiv, 530 pages : $b illustrations, genealogical tables ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Charming, witty, and vigorously researched, WASPS traces the rise and fall of this distinctly American phenomenon through the lives of prominent icons from Henry Adams to Theodore Roosevelt, from George Santayana to John Jay Chapman, from Babe Paley to Edie Sedgwick. Envied and lampooned, misunderstood and yet distinctly American, WASPs are as much a culture, socioeconomic and ethnic designation, and state of mind. Throughout this dynamic story, Beran chronicles the efforts of WASPs to use their position to better the world around them, as well as the struggles of these WASPs to break free from their restrictive culture. The death of George H. W. Bush brought about reflections on the end of patrician WASP culture, where privilege reigned, but so did a genuine desire to use that privilege for public service. As we examine the post-Trump era, many look at the John Kerry, Bobby Kennedy, and Philip and Kay Grahams of the world with wistfulness. And even though we are a more diverse and pluralistic nation now than ever before, there is something about WASP culture that remains aspirational and fascinating. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century, Beran's saga dramatizes the evolving American aristocracy that forever changed a nation--and what we can still glean from WASP culture in the twenty-first century. 650 0 $a WASPs (Persons) $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20210805010146.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=64CC42ECF5B211EBBE1F64065AECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search