Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune
Cooper, Anderson2023
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"The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story--of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States, until 2009, when Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother, the Astor name occupied a unique place in American society. The family fortune, first made by a beaver trapping business that grew into an empire, was then amplified by holdings in Manhattan real estate. Over the ensuing generations, Astors ruled Gilded Age New York society and inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic, one of many shocking and unexpected twists in the family's story. In this unconventional, page-turning historical biography, featuring black-and-white and colour photographs, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle the lives of the Astors and explore what the Astor name has come to mean in America--offering a window onto the making of America itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune / Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe.
Author:
Cooper, Anderson, authorHowe, Katherine, 1977-, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]©2023
Collation:
322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical tables, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-308) and index.
Contents:
New York, 1784Astoria, 1810Massacre Opera House, 1849840 Fifth Avenue, 1908Waldorf-Astoria, 1928Hever Castle, 1916Rokeby, 1875Halifax, April 15, 1912Blackwell's Island, 1910Mrs. Astor's Bar, 1910 to 1966Ferncliff, 1952The last Astor, 2013Epilogue.
ISBN:
9780063359314 (pbk)97800633593149780062964700
Dewey class:
974.71B
LC class:
CT274.A86
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
544755
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 974.71 AST | Onloan - Due: 06 Oct 2024 |