Some called him <a href="https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2022/02/the-education-of-a-snob-ward-mcallisters-american-aristocracy.html">the Gilded Age's biggest snob</a>. Others thought he was a genius of social protocol and maneuvering through aristocratic circles.  Most famously, he acted as <a href="https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2025/06/meet-the-real-mrs-astor-the-woman-who-invented-new-yorks-high-society.html">Mrs. Astor</a>'s right hand in sorting, selecting and assembling a group of New York's elite he was credited (erroneously) as naming "the 400".  Nonetheless his influence on who got in and who stayed out was significant - but just exactly who was HE?  Join Carl for this in-depth look at just who <a href="https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2022/02/the-education-of-a-snob-ward-mcallisters-american-aristocracy.html">Ward McAllister</a> (played by Nathan Lane in HBO's "The Gilded Age") was and how he climbed the social ladder - and most of all, how he committed one of Gilded Age society's greatest sins - he wrote a book and told all. Listen to other Gilded Gentleman shows tied to the HBO series including <a href="https://thegildedgentleman.com/the-story-of-black-newport/">Black Newport</a>, <a href="https://the-gilded-gentleman.simplecast.com/episodes/playing-mamie-fish-a-conversation-with-ashlie-atkinson-and-keith-taillon">Playing Mamie Fish</a>, <a href="https://the-gilded-gentleman.simplecast.com/episodes/consuelo-vanderbilt-and-the-gilded-ages-million-dollar-princesses">Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Gilded Age’s Million Dollar Princesses</a> and <a href="https://the-gilded-gentleman.simplecast.com/episodes/the-real-mrs-astor">The Real Mrs. Astor.</a> And listen to the Bowery Boys Podcast's Tom Meyers on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO79iP69FaZPeVT7BP1hWZGleU8liqVfD">the Official Gilded Age Podcast</a>

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