Astor the rise and fall of an American fortune
Large Print Book |
First Harper Large Print edition. |
Harper Large Print,
New York, NY :
[2023]
- 1 of 3 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | LP B ASTOR | Large Print - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Rittenhouse - Vineland | LP 974.71 COO | Large Print - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Stevensville | LP BIO COOPE 2023 | Large Print | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
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 historical biography, 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.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780063347687
- Physical Description: 447 pages (large print) : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 23 cmtext (large print)
- Edition: First Harper Large Print edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, [2023]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note: New York, 1784 -- Astoria, 1810 -- Massacre Opera House, 1849 -- 840 Fifth Avenue, 1908 -- Waldorf-Astoria, 1928 -- Hever Castle, 1916 -- Rokeby, 1875 -- Halifax, April 15, 1912 -- Blackwell's Island, 1910 -- Mrs. Astor's Bar, 1910 to 1966 -- Ferncliff, 1952 -- The last Astor, 2013 -- Epilogue.