Book/Printed Material The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.
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Image 1 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
- Date: 1852
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Image 2 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. t- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 3 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 4 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 5 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 6 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. Benson Making a Sb.erry Cobler,- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 7 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THE NEW-YORK: STRINGER TOWNSEND, 222 BROADWAY. M.DCCO.T.II.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 8 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 9 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THE UPPER TEN THOUSAND: SKETCHES AMERICAN SOCIETY. C. ASTOIl BEISTBD. NEW-YORK: STRINGER fe TOWNSEND, 222 BROADWAY. M.DCCC.LII.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 10 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. V John F. Trow, Printer, 49 Ann-st., New-York. ©I F i ESTATE 0. (sniiiAM c, iN^RIL, 191#- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 11 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. NTENTS. PAG*. Introduction 6 CHAPTER I. The Third Avenue in Sleighing Time 18 CHAPTER II. A Wedding above Bleecker 87 CHAPTER III. Catching. A Lion 52 CHAPTER ly. Life at a Watering-Place.…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 12 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 4 CONTENTS. CHAPTER VIII. Life at a Watering-Place. The Lion in the Toils CHAPTER IX. A Trot on the Island _ _ _ CPAPTER X. A Country Gentleman at Home _ _…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 13 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. INTEODUCTION. 9 Upper Ten’ conception of one a young man who, starting with a handsome person and fair natural abili- ties, adds to these the advantages of inherited wealth, a liberal education,…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 14 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 10 INTRODUCTION. brary. Most of the other characters are similarly types that is to say, they represent certain styles and varie- ties of men. The fast boy of Young America (from whose…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 15 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. INTKODUCTION. 11 never did exist, but I imagine might very well exist, among us. But, as the development of these characters is still in manuscript, it would be premature to say more…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 16 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 17 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. CHAPTEE I. THE THIRD AVEKUE IN SLEIGHIKa TIME. A HEAVY snow on Broadway The house-tops are all iced over like so many big holiday cakes. The ugly telegraph posts, that suggest to…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 18 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 14 SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. fluence, and goes a-head accordingly. Men shuffle and slip along in their India-rubber overshoes at a five-miles- the-hour pace. Boys half sliding, half running, with skates suspended…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 19 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 15 horses, curbed with their heads well out from the pole, are stepping twelve miles an hour, and ready to keep up that pace for half the…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 20 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 16 SKETCHES OF AMEKICAN SOCIETY. shape of their bodies, this one, to show off its peculiar form, and also perhaps to do justice to its crimson velvet lining, has no back-robe at…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 21 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 17 York the hatband has gained a partial and the button a general footing, but the plush has not been able to keep its ground; so that…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 22 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 18 SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. inch), and is, probably, not a bad-looking fellow to begin with. At any rate, whatever he may be by nature, he has made the most of himself…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 23 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 19 His companion is about ten years older, though he might be any age, from twenty-five to forty, so far as his face shows, being one of…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 24 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 20 SKETCHES OF AMEEICAN SOCIETY. caught in one. But they are continually bilious, dys- peptic, and altogether seedy are subject to rheumatism and other venerable disorders, require strong excitement to amuse them,…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 25 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 21 seems very necessary to keep one or both of them from being canted out Schuyler coils his long legs under him, the bear-skin is tucked in…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 26 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 22 SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. Not the beginning of an answer from the other, who is dreaming of that smile^ no doubt. The horse, mean- while, seems to be taking care of…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 27 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 23 Exactly the reason I came out so early. I don’t want to race him, at least on the out-road. He has been in the stable for…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 28 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 24 SKETCHES OF AMEEICAN SOCIETY. crabs’ to make a brush down the hill after ascending it leisurely. Besides the taverns, the only houses along the road are blacksmiths’ and coachmakers’, so that…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 29 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 25 he had money himself and good prospects when a youth, and might have done well.’ ‘Yes,’ says Schuyler, with an ironical smile, ‘he might have gone…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 30 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 26 SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. serves for robe and cushion both. The driver is one of ’em/ a young butcher probably, in glazed leather cap and pea-jacket, despising gloves, yelling frantically to…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 31 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIKD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 27 visibly tailed off, still persist in a fruitless attempt to overtake the gallant pair. There goes twelve hundred cash,’ says Schuyler, as he glances back at…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 32 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 28 SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. not wishing to be caught again without notice, has rous- ed himself from his recumbent attitude, and keeps a good look-out behind. Masters is wholly occupied with…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 33 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 29 ed straight out and the reins secured by the twists in them), the pull all but lifts him to his feet. So rapid is the brush…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 34 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 80 SKETCHES OF AMEKICAN SOCIETY. the snow is neither so much worn down as to make it hard running for the sleigh, nor so deep as to clog the horse’s feet. Schuyler…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 35 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIKD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 81 down the hill at the rate of eighteen miles an hour, lock- ed like a double team. The h’hoy is pouring out a stream of yells…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 36 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 82 SKETCHES OF AMEKICAN SOCIETY. Take care, Masters, take care! ^Now you have ’em I Hurrah I’ Splut 1 There is a great scattering of snow. The racker has broken short up,…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 37 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIRD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 83 newspapers call the painful accident’ of getting my neck broke.’ Masters cast one look at Hhe fastest pacer in the world.’ Polk is a middle-sized chestnut,…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 38 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 84 SKETCHES OF AMEKICAN SOCIETY. It shows you are a virtuous youth to ask such a question. You know all the proper celebrities, and none of the improper ones. That is Mary…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 39 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. THIBD AVENUE IN SLEIGHING TIME. 35 men, and therefore goes in for Fourier’s plan, hoping that, in the general distribution of women and goods, some one else may get Mrs. Whitey.’ precious…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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Image 40 of The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society. 36 SKETCHES OF AMEEICAN SOCIETY. through Lafayette Place again. Masters likes to drive past Lafayette Place., for he owns a house there, and it gives him a chance to talk about my…- Contributor: Bristed, Charles Astor
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About this Item
Title
- The upper ten thousand: sketches of American society.
Names
- Bristed, Charles Astor, 1820-1874. [from old catalog]
Created / Published
- New-York, Stringer & Townsend, 1852.
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- 2 p.1., [3]-274 p. front., plates. 20 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- PZ3.B775 Up3
Library of Congress Control Number
- 45049953
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- online text