Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Howe, Katherine, 1977- author.
Published
New York : Harper, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
[ix], 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 24 cm
Status
Wiggin Memorial Library - Biographies & Memoirs
BIO ASTOR FAMILY
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Published
New York : Harper, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-308) and index.
Description
"The story of the Astors is an extraordinary but true tale of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention -- and of cunning, determination, hard work, hubris, infighting, and greed. One of the wealthiest men to have ever lived, John Jacob Astor first arrived in New York in 1783 and built a fortune through a ruthless expansion of his beaver trapping business, which he grew into an empire through real estate that enriched him at the expense of Manhattan's poorest residents...Yet for all their unimaginable success, the Astors also endured crushing tragedy and reversals of fortune." -- Book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cooper, A., & Howe, K. (2023). Astor: the rise and fall of an American fortune (First edition.). Harper.
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.
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, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Anderson,, and Katherine Howe. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune First edition., Harper, 2023.
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