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'.
322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical table ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
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
