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Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty
Record details
- ISBN: 0062964615 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780062964618 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
xvi, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Color illustrations on endpapers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-299) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Vanderbilt family tree -- Introduction -- Prologue: The Breakers: March 30, 2018 -- Part 1: Rise. 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 -- Part 2: Fall. 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. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| North Wales Area Library | 92 Vanderbilt (Text) | 35410000796821 | NWAL Biography | Available | - |
