An edition of Fortune's children
(2013)
Fortune's children
the fall of the house of Vanderbilt
First William Morrow paperback edition.
by Arthur T. Vanderbilt II
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Vanderbilt: The very name is synonymous with the Gilded Age. The family patriarch, "the Commodore," built a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after his death, no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Written by descendant Arthur T. Vanderbilt II, Fortune's Children traces the dramatic and amazingly colorful history of this great American family, from the rise of industrialist and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt to the fall of his progeny--wild spendthrifts whose profligacy bankrupted a vast inheritance.
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Fortune's children: the fall of the house of Vanderbilt
2013
in English
- First William Morrow paperback edition.
0062224069 9780062224064
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Table of Contents
The Commodore (1794-1877)
The blatherskite (1877-1883)
Alva (1875-1883)
Consuelo (1883-1895)
Alice of the Breakers 91895-1899)
The court jesters (1895-1912)
Biltmore (1895-1933)
The Kingfisher (1899-1931)
Reggie (1901-1934)
Mrs Vanderbilt (1934-1955).
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Various printings.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-481) and index.
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