Lucy Kavaler's book has never been replaced as the definitive biography of a fabulous dynasty that changed the face of New York City over the course of 200 years. The Astors were the country's first millionaires, owned so much real estate that they became "landlords of New York," established society's "400," and entered the British nobility. Their exciting lives contain the plots of half a dozen novels, with power struggles, rivalries, marital strife, passions, and scandals. The chapter, "The Richest Man on the Titanic," gives a new perspective on the tragedy. Reviewers have cited the historical accuracy, and have called this book "wonderfully entertaining," and "a Horatio Alger story for the very adult reader."
Lucy Kavaler's book has never been replaced as the definitive biography of a fabulous dynasty that changed the face of New York City over the course of 200 years. The Astors were the country's first millionaires, owned so much real estate that they became "landlords of New York," established society's "400," and entered the British nobility. Their exciting lives contain the plots of half a dozen novels, with power struggles, rivalries, marital strife, passions, and scandals. The chapter, "The Richest Man on the Titanic," gives a new perspective on the tragedy. Reviewers have cited the historical accuracy, and have called this book "wonderfully entertaining," and "a Horatio Alger story for the very adult reader."
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