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Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty / Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe.

Summary:
Drawing on never-before-seen documents and told from a unique insider's viewpoint, the CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper, tells the story of his legendary family and their remarkable influence.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062964618 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0062964615 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Color illustrations on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-299) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Vanderbilt family tree -- Introduction -- Prologue: The Breakers: March 30, 2018 -- Part 1: Rise. The tycoon: January 4, 1877 ; Van der Bilt, c. 1660 ; The Blatherskite and the namesake, April 2, 1882 ; Society as I have found it, October 22, 1883 ; Venetian princesses, March 26, 1883 ; American royalty, November 6, 1895 -- Part 2: Fall. Failure is impossible, May 4, 1912 ; Down with the ship, May 1915 ; Standing in a cold shower, tearing up hundred-thousand-dollar bills, September 15, 1934 ; Living a Roman à Clef, November 21, 1934 ; Gloria at La Côte Basque, November 28, 1966 ; The last Vanderbilt, October 28, 1978, and June 17, 2019 -- Epilogue: Christmas Eve, 1930.
Subject: Vanderbilt family.
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877.
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 > Family.
Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-2019 > Family.
Businessmen > United States > Biography.
Upper class > United States > Biography.
Upper class families > United States > Biography.
Rich people > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 75 of 85 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 85 total copies.
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Abington Community Library 920 COOPER (Text) 50687011769695 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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