Vocabulary Story 858 Upstairs Downstairs in New York City

1 Vocabulary Story 858 Upstairs Downstairs in New York City
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Upper class New Yorkers in the gilded age had temerity and shrewd
acquisitiveness. It alienated them from the public. It was an affliction.
Carnegie was called a scrupulous curmudgeon. They lived set apart
in mansions on 5th avenue.
However, with people of commensurate status there was harmony.
They also developed a type of family group in people doing menial
jobs for them like cooks and servants - a type of Upstairs Downstairs.
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2 Vocabulary Story 858 Upstairs Downstairs in New York City
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Upper class New Yorkers in the gilded age had boldness and clever
greed. It estranged them from the public. It was a problem.
Carnegie was called an abusive bad tempered man. They lived set apart
in mansions on 5th avenue.
However, with people of equal status there was community.
They also developed a type of family group in people doing lowly
jobs for them like cooks and servants - a type of Upstairs Downstairs.
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