Twenty Thousand Rich New Englanders A List Of Taxpayers Who Were Assessed In 1888 To Pay A Tax Of One Hundred Dollars Or More

An exacting register of wealth and civic standing from the Gilded Age. The names speak across time. Twenty Thousand Rich New Englanders compiles the taxpayers assessed in 1888 at one hundred dollars or more - a nineteenth century directory that functions as both roll call and economic snapshot. As a body of historical tax records it offers primary evidence of wealth distribution in 1880s New England and sits naturally alongside vintage census data as a means to cross-check families, properties and local prominence. For genealogists the book is a direct genealogists' resource, helping to confirm surnames and place associations; for local historians it is an indispensable local historians' reference for tracing property tax history and the social geography behind municipal registers. Taken together, entries can help map the migration of prosperity across counties and connect ephemeral census notes to durable property evidence. Casual readers drawn to Gilded Age America will find a terse, revealing portrait of social order; those assembling a wealthy families list or a Connecticut ancestry guide will appreciate the leads that a period register like this can supply.Historically significant and unusually frank in its purpose, the compilation illuminates patterns of property ownership, concentrations of capital and the civic expectations encoded in Massachusetts tax rolls and similar municipal records. Far from a vanity volume, it is a working tool for family history, economic history and for anyone curious about the mechanics of regional prosperity. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Its plain, unadorned entries let readers draw their own conclusions, and the book rewards patience and attention. Appealing equally to casual readers seeking local colour and to classic-literature collectors assembling heritage titles, this careful republication returns a vital primary source to the shelves of researchers and curious readers alike.