TY - BOOK AU - Satow,Julie TI - The Plaza: the secret life of America's most famous hotel SN - 9781455566679 PY - 2019/// CY - New York, Boston PB - Twelve KW - Plaza Hotel (New York, N.Y.) KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-346) and index; Parade of millionaires -- A typical French house -- A Greek tragedy -- The Wet Age -- The big landlord -- The 39 widows of the Plaza -- Wartime -- The real Eloise -- Party of the century -- Prostitutes promenade -- Trump's Mona Lisa -- The prince and the billionaire -- Save the Plaza -- Shell game -- The Indian Great Gatsby N2 - "The Plaza is the account of one vaunted New York City address that has become synonymous with wealth and scandal, opportunity and tragedy. With glamour on the surface and strife behind the scenes, it is the story of how one hotel became a mirror reflecting New York's place at the center of the country's cultural narrative for over a century."-- Dust jacket flap ER -