Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners

“[The] absorbing study of a keenly perceptive ethicist second only to Eleanor Roosevelt in the immensity of her influence…Claridge greatly deepens our appreciation for Post’s achievements and brings forward the impressive woman behind the do’s and don’ts.” —Booklist (starred review)

“A rich, almost novelistic portrait of a woman [who] embodied the dramatic changes that transformed American society.” —Chicago Tribune

“Claridge does an excellent job putting Emily Post’s life and work in historical context…Claridge also shows how Etiquette served as a guidebook for the middle and immigrant classes as they strove to take their share of the American dream…Perhaps nothing shows the continuing popularity of Emily Post’s work more than its status as the second most-stolen book in the New York public library system for much of the 20th century. Claridge’s Emily Post is not only a fascinating look at a woman who managed to conquer many worlds in her time, it is also a social biography of the changing face of the United States during the twentieth century.” —BookPage