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I've started reading this about Alva Vanderbilt-Belmont. ( Read more... )
Do you think the distaste for the nouveau riche exists today as it did in the pre-gilded age? I wonder if great change and growth in industry has lessened people's focus on breeding and increased the appreciation for resourcefulness and hard work. It does seem that the Vanderbilts and others sure moved past the stage of being seen as “uncouth and without background” (pg. 6). Was it for true appreciation of thier industriousness, or was it from their showy properties, parties and personalities?
Do you think the distaste for the nouveau riche exists today as it did in the pre-gilded age? I wonder if great change and growth in industry has lessened people's focus on breeding and increased the appreciation for resourcefulness and hard work. It does seem that the Vanderbilts and others sure moved past the stage of being seen as “uncouth and without background” (pg. 6). Was it for true appreciation of thier industriousness, or was it from their showy properties, parties and personalities?
