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The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune Classic Reprint
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Author : William Augustus Croffut
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-15
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune Classic Reprint written by William Augustus Croffut and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune This is a history of the Vanderbilt family, with a record of their vicissitudes, and a chronicle of the method by which their wealth has been acquired. It is confidently put forth as a work which should fall into the hands of boys and young men - of all who aspire to become Cap tains of Industry or leaders of their fellows in the sharp and wholesome competitions of life. In preparing these pages, the author has had an am bition, not merely to give a biographical picture of sire, son, and grandsons and descendants, but to consider their relation to society, to measure the significance and the influence of their fortune, to ascertain where their money came from, to inquire whether others are poorer because they are rich, whether they are hindering or promoting civilization, whether they and such as they are impediments to the welfare of the human race. A correct answer to these questions will solve half of the problems which most eagerly beset this generation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune
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Author : William Augustus Croffut
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune written by William Augustus Croffut and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Businessmen categories.
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune Primary Source Edition
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Author : William Augustus Croffut
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-02
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune Primary Source Edition written by William Augustus Croffut and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Fortune S Children
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Author : Arthur T. Vanderbilt, II
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-04-16
Fortune S Children written by Arthur T. Vanderbilt, II and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Vanderbilt: the very name signifies wealth. The family patriarch, "the Commodore," built up a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after the Commodore's death, one of his direct descendants died penniless, and no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Fortune's Children tells the dramatic story of all the amazingly colorful spenders who dissipated such a vast inheritance.
Fortune S Children
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Author : Arthur T. Vanderbilt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Fortune S Children written by Arthur T. Vanderbilt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Upper class categories.
This is the story of one of America's richest families, the Vanderbilts. It follows the life of "Commodore" Vanderbilt who became wealthy and died in 1877, the world's richest man. His relatives embarked on the most extravagant spending sprees. 96 years after Commodore's death, there were no millionaires left in the family.
Vanderbilt
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Author : Anderson Cooper
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-09-21
Vanderbilt written by Anderson Cooper and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts. One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2021 When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.
Guide To Reprints
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Guide To Reprints written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Editions categories.
Books In Print
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Books In Print written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with American literature categories.
The Race For Wealth Vol 2 Of 3
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Author : Mrs. J. H. Riddell
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-31
The Race For Wealth Vol 2 Of 3 written by Mrs. J. H. Riddell and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-31 with categories.
Excerpt from The Race for Wealth, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel Can you tell me anything about So-and so? You remark to your host; and if your host be communicative and well-informed, you suck all the knowledge out of him, and digest the contents of that human orange 'at your leisure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The First Tycoon
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Author : T.J. Stiles
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2009-04-21
The First Tycoon written by T.J. Stiles and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt’s humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself.