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When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age

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Author: Kaplan, Justin

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN: 9780670037698

Details:

Author: Kaplan, Justin

Edition: First Edition

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 208

Release Date: 01-06-2006

EAN: 9780670037698

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.0 x 1.0 inches

Languages: English

Description:

Traces the public and private lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, nineteenth-century heirs and rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic. 30,000 first printing.

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