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Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty / Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062964618
- ISBN: 0062964615
- ISBN: 9780062964618 : HRD
- ISBN: 0062964615 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780062964618
- ISBN: 0062964615
- Physical Description: xvi, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table, color map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Color illustrations on endpapers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Summary, etc.: | Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family--the Vanderbilts. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
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Table of Contents
Vanderbilt : The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Family Tree | p. x | |
| Introduction | p. xiii | |
| Prologue The Breakers: March 30, 2018 | p. 1 | |
| Part I | Rise | |
| 1 | The Tycoon: January 4, 1877 | p. 15 |
| 2 | Van der But: c. 1660 | p. 37 |
| 3 | The Blatherskite and the Namesake: April 2, 1882 | p. 51 |
| 4 | Society as I Have Found It: October 22, 1883 | p. 73 |
| 5 | Venetian Princesses: March 26, 1883 | p. 91 |
| 6 | American Royalty: November 6, 1895 | p. 111 |
| Part II | Fall | |
| 7 | Failure Is Impossible: May 4, 1912 | p. 137 |
| 8 | Down with the Ship: May 1915 | p. 161 |
| 9 | Standing in a Cold Shower, Tearing Up Hundred-Thousand-Dollar Bills: September 15, 1934 | p. 183 |
| 10 | Living a Roman à Clef: November 21, 1934 | p. 205 |
| 11 | Gloria at La Côte Basque: November 28, 1966 | p. 235 |
| 12 | The Last Vanderbilt: October 28, 1978, and June 17, 2019 | p. 259 |
| Epilogue Christmas Eve, 1930 | p. 279 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 291 | |
| Bibliography | p. 295 | |
| Index | p. 301 |
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