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Astor by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe Book Summary
A NPR Best Book of the Year
The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.
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.
Book Name | Astor |
Genre | Biographies & Memoirs |
Author | Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe |
Published | 19 September 2023, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 24.02 MB |
Astor (Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe) Book Reviews 2024
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It was OK. A bit superficial
Excellent reading!. A very good read of history, place, people and time that feels relevant to 2023. What I would give to be a fly on THE Mrs. Astor’s wall!
Astor. Very odd book. It did not focus enough on the Astor family.
Must read for NYC history buffs.. Enjoyable read, generally about growth of wealth by early immigrants to NYC and the USA, specifically the Astor family. Makes me want to read more by Cooper. Bravo!
Enjoyed. I’ve always had a baffling fascination with the gilded age and American history. I learned a lot about the Astors that I did not know.
Loved!. I loved this book - I hope they write another book on the styvusant family next!
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Summary of Astor by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe
The Astor book written by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe was published on 19 September 2023, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 257 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.
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