When the Astors owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a gilded age

Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.

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Main Author: Kaplan, Justin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Viking 2006
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.
Physical Description:IX, 196 S. Ill.
ISBN:0670037699

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