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The Season: A Social History of the Debutante

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A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2019


“Sparkling.” —Genevieve Valentine, NPR

Kristen Richardson traces the social seasons of debutantes on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing their stories in their own words, through diaries, letters, and interviews conducted at contemporary balls. Richardson takes the reader from Georgian England to colonial Philadelphia, from the Antebellum South and Wharton’s New York to the reimagined rituals of African American communities. Originally conceived as a w...