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28. Aug. 1989 · Old Money is an examination of the very phenomena of how the WASPs tried to create an elite and then why the old ruling class died out. Nelson was very much a modern Henry Adams, a product and critic of his class.It is a nuanced and deep examination of the history and the whole idea of an “elite” in the US and why they lost their moral authority.Aldrich notes the many downsides, most ...
- Jr. Nelson W. Aldrich
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911. By the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with Orville H. Platt, William B. Allison, and John ...
12. Juni 1988 · Aldrich has been a teacher, journalist and editor (Paris Review, Harper's, etc.)a refutation of cliches about the "idle rich." This accredited scion of the old-money set via his Rockefeller kin writes with great style and wit, making this history of privileged people delightful and entertaining. But there are shadowy reports here, too. Aldrich includes an account about his great-grandfather, a ...
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- Nelson W. Aldrich
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) was the powerful senior Republican Senator (1881-1911) from Rhode Island during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. The two men tangled when Aldrich blocked Roosevelt’s progressive legislative initiatives. Aldrich was born in the small town of Foster, Rhode Island, to Abby Burgess and Anan Aldrich.
Nelson W. Aldrich, empresário e político americano (m. 1915) Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich ( /ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; 6 de novembro de 1841 - 16 de abril de 1915) foi um proeminente político americano e líder do Partido Republicano no Senado dos Estados Unidos, onde representou Rhode Island de 1881 a 1911.
Nelson W. Aldrich político americano / De Wikipedia, a enciclopédia livre Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich ( Foster , Rhode Island , 6 de novembro de 1841 — Nova Iorque , 16 de abril de 1915) foi um proeminente político americano e um líder do Partido Republicano no Senado , onde atuou de 1881 a 1911.
