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A Writer Writes

A Memoir by Stephen Birmingham, America's Leading Social Historian and B
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The author of more than thirty books. Birmingham's work focused on the upper class in America. He's written about the African American elite in Certain People and prominent Jewish society in Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York, The Grandees: The Story of America's Sephardic Elite, and The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews. A Writer Writes is the fascinating story of Birmingham's personal and professional lives.
Stephen Birmingham (1929-2015) was an American author of more than thirty books. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he graduated from Williams College in 1953 and taught writing at the University of Cincinnati. Birmingham's work focuses on the upper class in America. He's written about the African American elite in Certain People and prominent Jewish society in Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York, The Grandees: The Story of America's Sephardic Elite, and The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews. His work also encompasses several novels including The Auerbach Will, The LeBaron Secret, Shades of Fortune, and The Rothman Scandal, and other non-fiction titles such as California Rich, The Grandes Dames, and Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address. He lived in New York City. His son, Carey Birmingham, lives in San Antonio TX.
"When it comes to the folkways of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged, Stephen Birmingham knows what he's talking about." --Los Angeles Times About Life at the Dakota: "You don't have to live on Manhattan's West Side to appreciate this gossipy history of New York's oldest apartment building. . . . A lively story." --Kirkus Reviews
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