Fortune's children : the fall of the house of Vanderbilt / Arthur T. Vanderbilt II.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Morrow, c1989.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 496 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0688072798

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DDC classification:

973.086 20 VAN

Contents:

The Commodore (1794-1877) -- The blatherskite (1877-1883) -- Alva (1875-1883) -- Consuelo (1883-1895) -- Alice of the Breakers 91895-1899) -- The court jesters (1895-1912) -- Biltmore (1895-1933) -- The Kingfisher (1899-1931) -- Reggie (1901-1934) -- Mrs Vanderbilt (1934-1955).

Summary: Vanderbilt: The very name is synonymous with the Gilded Age. The family patriarch, "the Commodore," built a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after his death, no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Written by descendant Arthur T. Vanderbilt II, Fortune's Children traces the dramatic and amazingly colorful history of this great American family, from the rise of industrialist and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt to the fall of his progeny--wild spendthrifts whose profligacy bankrupted a vast inheritance.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	973.086 VAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted / Donated Books		28980

The Commodore (1794-1877) --
The blatherskite (1877-1883) --
Alva (1875-1883) --
Consuelo (1883-1895) --
Alice of the Breakers 91895-1899) --
The court jesters (1895-1912) --
Biltmore (1895-1933) --
The Kingfisher (1899-1931) --
Reggie (1901-1934) --
Mrs Vanderbilt (1934-1955).

Vanderbilt: The very name is synonymous with the Gilded Age. The family patriarch, "the Commodore," built a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after his death, no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Written by descendant Arthur T. Vanderbilt II, Fortune's Children traces the dramatic and amazingly colorful history of this great American family, from the rise of industrialist and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt to the fall of his progeny--wild spendthrifts whose profligacy bankrupted a vast inheritance.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-481).

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