9780062964700
Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune
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First edition.
"The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story--of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States, until 2009, when Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother, the Astor name occupied a unique place in American society. The family fortune, first made by a beaver trapping business that grew into an empire, was then amplified by holdings in Manhattan real estate. Over the ensuing generations, Astors ruled Gilded Age New York society and inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic, one of many shocking and unexpected twists in the family's story. In this unconventional, page-turning historical biography, featuring black-and-white and color photographs, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle the lives of the Astors and explore what the Astor name has come to mean in America--offering a window onto the making of America itself." --Amazon.
Available copies
- 0 of 8 copies available at OWWL.
Current holds
12 current holds with 8 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Public Library | 974.71 Cooper (Text) Adult New Materials |
52133300192131 |
Checked out 10/21/2023 |
| Clifton Springs Library | Bio Astors (Text) Adult Biography |
52115300429423 |
Checked out 10/23/2023 |
| Lima Public Library | BIO ASTOR (Text) Adult Biography |
32139002069811 |
On holds shelf - |
| Macedon Public Library | BIO ASTOR (Text) Adult New Nonfiction |
52121300796803 |
On holds shelf - |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Palmyra Community Library | 974.71 COO (Text) Adult New Nonfiction |
52127300493960 |
Checked out 10/11/2023 |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Victor Farmington Library | BIO AST (Text) Adult Nonfiction New Materials |
52128301077455 |
On holds shelf - |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Williamson Public Library | 974.7 COO (Text) Adult New Materials |
52152300819014 |
Checked out 10/16/2023 |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Wolcott Public Library | BIO ASTER (Text) Adult Biography |
52130100431933 |
Checked out 10/19/2023 |