{"product_id":"9780062964700","title":"Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCooper, Anderson; Howe, Katherine\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eVanderbilt\u003c\/i\u003e return with another riveting history of a legendary American dynasty, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story—of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eTitanic,\u003c\/i\u003e one of many shocking and unexpected twists in the family’s story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this unconventional, page-turning historical biography and sweeping family saga, featuring black-and-white and color photographs, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle the lives of the Astors and explore what the Astor name has come to mean in America—offering a window onto the making of America itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive work of American history reveals the ambition, glamour, and shocking betrayals of a family that shaped a nation:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGilded Age New York:\u003c\/b\u003e Trace the family’s rise from a beaver trapping empire to their undisputed reign over New York's high society, setting the rules for a nation’s elite.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWealth and Power:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how a fortune built on fur and Manhattan real estate allowed the Astors to insert themselves into the fabric of American political and cultural life for generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn American Dynasty:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the stunning ambition and shocking reinventions of the Astor family, from German immigrant John Jacob Astor in 1783 to the courtroom conviction of Brooke Astor’s son in 2009.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFamous Tragedies:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the family's most public moments, including the most famous loss on the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, one of many unexpected twists in this true story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46825212248319,"sku":"9780062964700","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062964700_s600x595.jpg?v=1780331254","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062964700","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}