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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
paperback. Condition: Fair.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Big Bosses : A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: Good. Reprint. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Big Bosses : A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: Good. Reprint. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press November 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Reading creases on spine. ; 8.70 X 5.80 X 1 inches.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: EdmondDantes Bookseller, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover PB with only minor reading wear; book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA.
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Big Bosses
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Solid VG softcover.
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Big Bosses : A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: New.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
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Big Bosses Format: Paperback
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: New. Brand New.
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Big Bosses : A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Big Bosses
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, US, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Sharp, resourceful, and with a style all her own, Althea Altemus embodied the spirit of the independent working woman of the Jazz Age. In her memoir, Big Bosses, she vividly recounts her life as a secretary for prominent (but thinly disguised) employers in Chicago, Miami, and New York during the late teens and 1920s. Alongside her we rub elbows with movie stars, artists, and high-profile businessmen, and experience lavish estate parties that routinely defied the laws of Prohibition. Beginning with her employment as a private secretary to James Deering of International Harvester, whom she describes as "probably the world's oldest and wealthiest bachelor playboy," Altemus tells us much about high society during the time, taking us inside Deering's glamorous Miami estate, Vizcaya, an Italianate mansion worthy of Gatsby himself. Later, we meet her other notable employers, including Samuel Insull, president of Chicago Edison; New York banker S. W. Straus; and real estate developer Fred F. French.We cinch up our trenchcoats and head out sleuthing in Chicago, hired by the wife of a big boss to find out how he spends his evenings (with, it turns out, a mistress hidden in an apartment within his office, no less). Altemus was also a struggling single mother, a fact she had to keep secret from her employers, and she reveals the difficulties of being a working woman at the time through glimpses into women's apartments, their friendships, and the dangers sexual and otherwise that she and others faced. Throughout, Altemus entertains with a tart and self-aware voice that combines the knowledge of an insider with the wit and clarity of someone on the fringe. Anchored by extensive annotation and an afterword from historian Robin F. Bachin, which contextualizes Altemus's narrative, Big Bosses provides a one-of-a-kind peek inside the excitement, extravagances, and the challenges of being a working woman roaring through the '20s.
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Big Bosses
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Big Bosses
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: new.
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Big Bosses (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sharp, resourceful, and with a style all her own, Althea Altemus embodied the spirit of the independent working woman of the Jazz Age. In her memoir, Big Bosses, she vividly recounts her life as a secretary for prominent (but thinly disguised) employers in Chicago, Miami, and New York during the late teens and 1920s. Alongside her we rub elbows with movie stars, artists, and high-profile businessmen, and experience lavish estate parties that routinely defied the laws of Prohibition. Beginning with her employment as a private secretary to James Deering of International Harvester, whom she describes as probably the worlds oldest and wealthiest bachelor playboy, Altemus tells us much about high society during the time, taking us inside Deerings glamorous Miami estate, Vizcaya, an Italianate mansion worthy of Gatsby himself. Later, we meet her other notable employers, including Samuel Insull, president of Chicago Edison; New York banker S. W. Straus; and real estate developer Fred F. French. We cinch up our trenchcoats and head out sleuthing in Chicago, hired by the wife of a big boss to find out how he spends his evenings (with, it turns out, a mistress hidden in an apartment within his office, no less). Altemus was also a struggling single mother, a fact she had to keep secret from her employers, and she reveals the difficulties of being a working woman at the time through glimpses into womens apartments, their friendships, and the dangerssexual and otherwisethat she and others faced. Throughout, Altemus entertains with a tart and self-aware voice that combines the knowledge of an insider with the wit and clarity of someone on the fringe. Anchored by extensive annotation and an afterword from historian Robin F. Bachin, which contextualizes Altemuss narrative, Big Bosses provides a one-of-a-kind peek inside the excitement, extravagances, and the challenges of being a working woman roaring through the 20s. "In partnership with Vizcaya Museum and Gardens." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: New. pp. 192.
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Big Bosses
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. . 2016. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . .
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 192 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Big Bosses
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: New. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. . 2016. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press 2016-11-11, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Condition: New. pp. 192.
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Big Bosses : A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girlâs Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642359X ISBN 13: 9780226423593
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.
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Big Bosses: A Working Girlâs Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642359X ISBN 13: 9780226423593
Condition: like_new. This is a used book in pristine condition. It has not yet been read. May or may not come in original packaging. May not contain codes CDs Inserts that is included with the book. Box sets will include original box in tact. Sourced from donation centers; authenticity not verified with publisher. Cover and interior may vary slightly from retail edition. *Your satisfaction is our 1 priority so please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your purchase. Thank you for choosing to shop with us and happy reading!
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Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
£ 18.13
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Big Bosses : A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022642362X ISBN 13: 9780226423623
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
