{"product_id":"new-york-cafe-society-anthony-young-9780786474370","title":"New York Cafe Society: The Elite Meet to See and Be Seen, 1920s-1940s","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the midst of the Great Depression, an elite group of New Yorkers lived seemingly unaffected by the economic calamity. They were writers, playwrights, journalists, artists, composers, singers, actors, adventurers and socialites. Newspaperman Maury Paul dubbed them the Cafe Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It was the time of Prohibition, speakeasies and exclusive nightclubs for the smart set to see and be seen. Their lives were the stuff of newspaper columns and magazine articles, eagerly read by millions of Americans who wanted to forget the Depression. This book describes the emergence of Cafe Society from New York's old society families, and the rise of the new creative class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786474378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786474370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Anthony Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425058144511,"sku":"9780786474370","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22f1072b-525e-4126-b52c-ff06499fee9b.jpg?v=1761536717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-york-cafe-society-anthony-young-9780786474370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}