The Red Cadillac

The Red Cadillac takes the reader into the topsy-turvy world of show business, old money and intense family politics in a romping personal narrative as told by a young working class boy who accidently discovers the hidden world of America’s aristocracy. Author Peter W. Cookson, Jr. reveals the eccentric and secret life of privilege from the inside out. You will learn how entitlement is bone deep, why old money loves all things British and the difference between fast money, new money and old money. The story begins and ends in Hollywood where the author started his journey through the emotional and social maze of a family filled with larger than life characters, excess, and ultimate tragedy. Told in the first person, The Red Cadillac is an unforgettable story of a boy born on the wrong side of the tracks awakening to his inner “Apache” and coming of age between the worlds of poverty and wealth. Peter W. Cookson, Jr. is an internationally recognized author and sociologist who has written widely about the American upper class and the impact of inequality on American life.