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The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896 Cecilia Egan from the Rise of theTracing the shifting fortunes and changing character of New York City's economic elite over half a century, Sven Beckert brings to light a neglected and critical chapter in the social history of the U. S.: the rise of an American bourgeoisie. The Monied Metropolis is the first comprehensive history of New York's economic elite, the most powerful group in nineteenth century America. Beckert explains how a small and diverse group of New Yorkers came to