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Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune  Cover Image Book Book

Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune / Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe.

Summary:

Anderson Cooper returns with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. From the author of 'Vanderbilt'.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062964700 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical table ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
New York, 1784 -- Astoria, 1810 -- Massacre Opera House, 1849 -- 850 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.
Subject: Astor, Brooke > Family.
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848 > Family.
Astor family.
Upper class > United States > Biography.
New York (N.Y.) > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 974.71 Astor-C 31681010340511 NONFIC Checked out 12/04/2024


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