Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe.
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TextPublisher: New York Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 317 p illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeAudience: GeneralISBN: 9780062964618; 0062964615; 9780063118324; 0063118327Other title: Rise and fall of an American dynastySubject(s): Vanderbilt family | Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 | Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 -- Family | Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-2019 -- Family | Vanderbilt family | Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 | Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-2019 | 1800-1899 | Businessmen -- United States -- Biography | Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Steamboats -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Socialites -- United States -- Biography | Millionaires -- United States -- Biography | Upper class -- United States -- Biography | Wealth -- United States -- History | Hommes d'affaires -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Bateaux à vapeur -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle | Personnalités -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Millionnaires -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Classes supérieures -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Richesse -- États-Unis -- Histoire | HISTORY / United States / 19th Century | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business | Businessmen | Families | Millionaires | Railroads | Socialites | Steamboats | Upper class | Wealth | Businessmen -- Biography | Railroads | Socialites -- Biography | Millionaires -- Biography | Upper class -- Biography | Wealth | United States | Modern history (c 1788-1914) | Biography & MemoirGenre/Form: Biography | History. | Biographies. | Biographies. | Biographies. DDC classification: 973.5092/2 | B LOC classification: CT274.V35 | C66 2021| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Color illustrations on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299) and index.
Prologue. The Breakers: March 30, 2018 -- The tycoon: January 4, 1877 -- Van der Bilt: c. 1660 -- The Blatherskite and the namesake: April 2, 1882 -- Society as I have found it: October 22, 1883 -- Venetian princesses: March 26, 1883 -- American royalty: November 6, 1895 -- Failure is impossible: May 4, 1912 -- Down with the ship: May 1915 -- Standing in a cold shower, tearing up hundred-thousand-dollar bills: September 15, 1934 -- Living a Roman à Clef: November 21, 1934 -- Gloria at La Côte Basque: November 28, 1966 -- The last Vanderbilt: October 28, 1978, and June 17, 2019 -- Epilogue. Christmas Eve, 1930.
Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family--the Vanderbilts.
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