Vanderbilts The Story Of The
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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.
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
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Author : Jerry E. Patterson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989-09
The Vanderbilts written by Jerry E. Patterson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nearly 250 pictures reveal the striking personalities of this extraordinary family and the glittering interiors in which they led their fabled lives.
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.
Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune
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Author : WILLIAM AUGUSTUS. CROFFUT
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
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 2018 with categories.
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.
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.
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune
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Author : W. A. Croffut
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Vanderbilts And The Story Of Their Fortune written by W. A. Croffut and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
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 categories.
The Woman Before Wallis
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Author : Bryn Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date : 2020-07-21
The Woman Before Wallis written by Bryn Turnbull and has been published by MIRA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with Fiction categories.
“Brimming with scandal and an equal amount of heart…a sweeping yet intimate look at the lives of some of history’s most notorious figures from Vanderbilts to the Prince of Wales… A must-read.”—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of When We Left Cuba and Next Year in Havana “Bryn Turnbull takes a story we think we know and turns it on its head, with captivating results… A beautifully written, meticulously researched and altogether memorable debut.”—Jennifer Robson, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Gown For fans of The Paris Wife and The Crown, this stunning novel tells the true story of the American divorcée who captured Prince Edward’s heart before he abdicated his throne for Wallis Simpson. In the summer of 1926, when Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she’s immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale—even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. In a twist of fate, her marriage to Duke leads her to fall headlong into a love affair with Edward. But happiness is fleeting, and their love is threatened when Thelma’s sister, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, becomes embroiled in a scandal with far-reaching implications. As Thelma sails to New York to support Gloria, she leaves Edward in the hands of her trusted friend Wallis, never imagining the consequences that will follow. Bryn Turnbull takes readers from the raucous glamour of the Paris Ritz and the French Riviera to the quiet, private corners of St. James’s Palace in this sweeping story of love, loyalty and betrayal. Looking for more sweeping historical fiction? Don't miss Bryn Turnbull's new novel. The Last Grand Duchess takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Romanov, the first daughter of the last Tsar.