02809cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000530011524500850016826400510025330000470030433600260035133700260037733800360040350000310043950801560047052013580062653400650198465300580204965300460210765300630215365300490221665300500226585600700231585600430238599900190242870232UtSlPG20260610134626.0mcr n260607r20231839utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1511 aGrund, Francis J.q(Francis Joseph),d1805?-186310aAristocracy in America. From the sketch-book of a German nobleman. vol. 2 (of 2) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-03-08  aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Aristocracy in America: From the Sketch-Book of a German Nobleman" edited by Francis J. Grund is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work explores the perceptions and experiences of a European aristocrat traveling through early American society, contrasting its social hierarchies and values with those of Europe. The author investigates the dynamics between different social classes, particularly focusing on the emerging American aristocracy and its complicated relationship with the lower classes.  The opening of the text introduces the author's arrival in Boston, where he observes the city's unique blend of old-world charm and new democratic ideals. He details the exclusivity of the higher classes, their disdain for the lower orders, and the economic realities of the American aristocracy. The narrative reflects the tension between wealth and class status in a society that values individual merit over lineage, while also highlighting the often self-imposed boundaries that separate different social groups. Through his interactions and observations in various locations, the German nobleman critiques the emerging social order and the contradictions inherent in American egalitarianism, setting the stage for a deeper examination of these themes in the ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: Richard Bentley, 1839  aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865  aBoston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century  aWashington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs  aPhiladelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs4 uhttps://archive.org/details/aristocracyina02grun/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70232  c110965d110965