02384cam a2200373 i 4500 1007004298 TxAuBib 20231011120000.0 230509s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023021875 9780062964700 HRD 32.99 0062964704 HRD 32.99 (OCoLC)1369598751 TxAuBib rda Cooper, Anderson, author. Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune / Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. "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. In this unconventional historical biography, 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"--Provided by publisher. 20231020. jz. Astor family. Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848 Family. Astor, Brooke Family. Upper class United States Biography. New York (N.Y) Biography. Howe, Katherine, author.