"Reno" 1929 VANDERBILT JR., Cornelius

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VANDERBILT JR., Cornelius [251] pp. The Macaulay Company 1929 Third Printing 7 1/2" x 5 3/8" Cary Grant commented, “Divorce is a game played by lawyers.” It was not always that way . It once resembled a summer camp for café society types. In the first half of the 20th Century, those wanting a no-fault divorce would establish residency in then-glamorous Reno. The author, a Vanderbilt scion, was intimately familiar with the process and was inspired to write this novel about it. Published in the last moments of pre-Depression high society, the mise-en-scène is as important as the plot. “It does not matter a damn what a man’s habits are, so long as [they are] regular.” --Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. Show more