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The amazing story of the Astor dynasty is told in A Family's Fortune, which follows their rise from low beginnings to the height of American aristocracy. The book tells the narrative of the family that amassed one of the biggest fortunes in American history, spanning nearly two centuries from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. A Family's Fortune reveals the Astors' enormous impact on business, politics, society, and philanthropy during a pivotal time in American history through painstaking research and vivid detail.
The rags-to-riches immigration tale was personified by the patriarch John Jacob Astor. After leaving Germany almost bankrupt in 1784, he established a prosperous fur trading enterprise that became the basis for the family's affluence. His successors used this wealth to become real estate tycoons, shaping a large portion of the modern-day landscape of New York City, from iconic properties like the Waldorf-Astoria and St. Regis to entire boroughs like Astoria, Queens.
The Astors rose to prominence and started to rule New York society. They mixed and mingled with foreign royalty, politicians, and prominent entrepreneurs like the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers. The family's lavish lifestyle was characterized by their parties, charities, travel, and luxurious houses. Scandal, tragedy, and internal rivalries also occurred. A Family's Fortune reveals the intricate family dynamics that lie beneath this abundance and power.
The book places the Astors amid the key moments in American history, such as the Gilded Age and the Jazz Age, as well as the Colonial Era and the Civil War, thanks to extensive research. The narrative of each generation offers a close-up view of the concepts, inventions, chances, and biases that shaped early America. The way this family built its empire by taking advantage of the shifting times will become clear to readers, and they will also leave a lasting impression on society and New York City.
A Family's Fortune, which is full of narrative drama, gives the Astors real-life personalities. Their aspirations and experiences, triumphs and setbacks, personas and transgressions, all come to life on the page. There are more story twists in this multigenerational saga than in even the most captivating book. But it doesn't lose its solid historical foundation. In the end, the novel depicts how the ambition and determination of one family permanently altered the course of the American Dream.
Visits to New York establishments like Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the Public Library-all of which were made possible by the generosity of the Astor family-still allow us to feel the impact of the Astor legacy. A Family's Fortune offers a priceless insider's view of early American history by detailing the whole trajectory of this legendary family's journey. Anybody interested in a historic American dynasty will find this definitive account to be fascinating, educational, and entertaining.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798879583595
  • Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 84
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Weight: 127 gr
  • ISBN-10: 887958359X
  • Publisher Date: 14 Feb 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Astors and the American Dream
  • Width: 152 mm


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