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Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune

Cooper, Anderson (author.). Howe, Katherine, 1977- (author.).

Summary: "The story of the Astors is an extraordinary but true tale of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention -- and of cunning, determination, hard work, hubris, infighting, and greed. One of the wealthiest men to have ever lived, John Jacob Astor first arrived in New York in 1783 and built a fortune through a ruthless expansion of his beaver trapping business, which he grew into an empire through real estate that enriched him at the expense of Manhattan's poorest residents. In later generations, Astors ruled Gilded Age New York society -- Caroline Schermerhorn Astor essentially invented it -- and got into the hospitality business with the legendary Waldorf-Astoria hotel, among others. Yet for all their unimaginable success, the Astors also endured crushing tragedy and reversals of fortune. John Jacob Astor IV perished in the Titanic disaster, its most famous victim. His cousin William Waldorf Astor renounced the United States. Rifts would split siblings and pit cousins against one another, legal battles would create irreparable divides, and mansions would be built and razed, or fall into disrepair. By 2009, when Brooke Astor's son was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother -- who had herself married into the family for money -- the Astor dynasty was effectively over. In this unconventional, page-turning historical biography, featuring black-and-white and color photographs, Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle the lives of the Astors and offer a window onto the making of America itself" --

Record details

  • ISBN: 0063347687
  • ISBN: 9780063347687
  • Physical Description: 447 pages (large print), 16 leaves of plates : genealogical table, illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Harper large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Large Print, 2023.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0

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.

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Subject: New York (N.Y.) Biography
Upper class United States Biography
Astor, Brooke Family
Astor, John Jacob 1763-1848 Family
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Genre: Biographies.
Large print books.

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  • 9 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library LARGE TYPE 920 COOPER (Text) 50687011856658 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE 920 COOPER (Text) 50686016351582 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults Astor Large Print (Text) 34001001446200 Adult Area Checked Out 05/06/2024
Exeter Community Library 974.71 COO (Text) 33249025559901 New Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) LP BIOG ASTO (Text) 35740635992605 New Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library LPB ASTOR (Text) 30298100628902 Large Print Biography Available -
Parkland Community Library LARGE PRINT B9 COO (Text)
Memorial: Presented in Memory of Thomas D. Ott by Leann Dudding
34422007410612 New Adult Large Print Nonfiction Checked Out 05/06/2024
RPL - Senior Outreach LP 974.71 Coo (Text) 33223008988791 Large Print Non-fiction Available -
Village Library Adults Astor Large Print (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2023: Donated by the members of the Jacobus Area Lioness Lions Club 2023
34215000827794 Reading Room New Available -
Bethlehem Main Library B ASTOR (Text) 33062009786493 Large Print Nonfiction Available -
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