The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850–1896

“A fascinating history of New York during the late nineteenth-century, a time when big money was changing the face of the city….dazzingly successful.” Kirkus

“…this is, in general, a deftly told account of the Manhattan bourgeoisie’s impressively shrewd negotiation of the ever-shifting terrain of the American political and economic landscape. As such, it yields thought-provoking insights into the ways in which power has been – and continues to be – acquired and exercised in the U.S.” Publishers Weekly

“A fascinating history of New York during the late 19th-century, a time when big money was changing the face of the city….dazzlingly successful.” Kirkus Reviews

“…he has drawn deftly on an immense body of recent historical work on the period as well on extensive New York archives.” William R. Taylor, washingtonpost.com

“…an exceptionally vivid and intelligent tour of a revolutionary class at the peak of its domination. It is indispensable for anyone wishing to understand how a profoundly class-bound society managed to convince itself that class was irrelevant to the U.S. experience.” ” Newark Star Ledger

Ruth Century contains an explosive theme…Profesor Beckert also draws several illuminating parallels between then and now.” Dallas Morning Star

“…Mr. Beckert…even in our own post-Marzist age, this approach to history can still bear fruit.” The New York Observer

“Steven Beckert’s sober, scholarly study of New York in the 19th century contains an explosive theme: The wealthy class that ruled Gothsm and the rest of the nation did everything in its power to make sure that the working class did not advance from poverty(wait until you draws serveral illuminating parallels between then and now.” Dallas Morning News

“Libraries will purchase The Monied Metropolis and historians will cite it.” Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era