Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune
(Audiobook)
Author
Contributors
Howe, Katherine, 1977- author.
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Status
McCollough - Adult Nonfiction Audiobooks
974.71 COOPE
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974.71 COOPE
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| McCollough - Adult Nonfiction Audiobooks | 974.71 COOPE | Check Shelf |
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Format
Audiobook
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 1/4 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
9780063330108
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
PDF on disc 7.
Participants/Performers
Read by Anderson Cooper.
Description
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.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cooper, A., & Howe, K. (2023). Astor: the rise and fall of an American fortune (Unabridged.). Harper Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson and Katherine Howe. 2023. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune. Harper Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson and Katherine Howe. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Harper Audio, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson,, and Katherine Howe. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Unabridged., Harper Audio, 2023.
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