Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Howe, Katherine, author.
Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 322 pages, 16 leaves of plates : genealogical table, illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Charlotte Library - Adult Biography | B AST | Checked Out | April 30, 2024 |
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Brownell Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 920 COO | On Shelf | |
Burnham Memorial Library - Adult Biography | BIO Astor | On Shelf | |
Dorothy Alling Library - Adult Area | B Astor | On Shelf | |
Ilsley Public Library - New Materials Area | Biog Astor | Checked Out | May 21, 2024 |
Milton Public Library - Adult Biography | B ASTOR | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-308) and index.
Description
"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." -- Book jacket.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cooper, A., & Howe, K. (2023). Astor: the rise and fall of an American fortune (First edition.). HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson and Katherine, Howe. 2023. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson and Katherine, Howe. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson,, and Katherine Howe. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune First edition., HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
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