Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction EditionPreface to the First Edition1 Introduction 2 The American Metropolitan Upper Class and the Elite 3 The Philadelphia Upper Class and the Elite in 1940 4 The Structure and Function of an Upper Class 5 Pre-Civil War First Family Founders 6 Post-Civil War Family Founders 7 Proper Philadelphia Public Servants, Professionals, and Men of Letters 8 The Old Family Core of the 1940 Elite 9 Neighborhood and the Class Structure 10 Religion and the Class Structure 11 Parallel Upper-Class Structures 12 Education and Status Ascription 13 Social Clubs and the Class Structure 14 A Primary Group of Prestige and Power 15 Summary and ConclusionAfterword: The American Aristocrat and Other-DirectionIndex

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Roger L. Geiger