{"id":17238,"date":"2024-10-17T20:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/vanderbilt-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-dynasty-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T20:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:51:39","slug":"vanderbilt-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-dynasty-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/vanderbilt-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-dynasty-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPrice: $14.99<\/span>
(as of Oct 17, 2024 20:51:39 UTC – Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

\u201cSplendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.\u201d \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Washington Post<\/p>\n

The #1 New York Times bestselling chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe.<\/p>\n

One of the Washington Post’s Notable Works of Nonfiction<\/p>\n

When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father\u2019s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires\u2014one in shipping and another in railroads\u2014that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by \u201cthe Commodore,\u201d subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers\u2014the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius\u2019s grandson and namesake had built\u2014the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all.<\/p>\n

Now, the Commodore\u2019s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family\u2019s empire, basked in the Commodore\u2019s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other.<\/p>\n

Written with a unique insider\u2019s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.<\/p>\n


\n From the Publisher <\/p>\n

\"1\"\"1\" <\/p>\n

\"2\"\"2\" <\/p>\n

\"3\"\"3\" <\/p>\n

\"comp\"\"comp\" <\/p>\n

Add to Cart <\/p>\n

Add to Cart <\/p>\n

Add to Cart <\/p>\n

Customer Reviews <\/p>\n

4.3 out of 5 stars
\n 3,101<\/p>\n

4.4 out of 5 stars
\n 11,612<\/p>\n

4.6 out of 5 stars
\n 931<\/p>\n

Price <\/p>\n

$19.99$19.99 $10.26$10.26 $13.20$13.20 <\/p>\n

ASIN \u200f : \u200e B08R3WD7WD
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Harper (September 21, 2021)
Publication date \u200f : \u200e September 21, 2021
Language \u200f : \u200e English
File size \u200f : \u200e 36630 KB
Text-to-Speech \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Screen Reader \u200f : \u200e Supported
Enhanced typesetting \u200f : \u200e Enabled
X-Ray \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Word Wise \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Print length \u200f : \u200e 336 pages <\/p>\n

\n
\n

Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Customers find the book interesting and well-presented. They praise the writing quality as wonderful, authoritative, and well-written. Readers describe the family history as interesting and an interesting study in family dynamics. They also say the book provides a fascinating inside look at NYC high society. Readers praise the research quality as exceptional, well-documented, and professional. However, some find the book uninteresting, confusing, and tedious to read. Opinions differ on the detail, with some finding it excellent, while others say it’s pointless.<\/span><\/p>\n

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cSplendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.\u201d \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestselling chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe. One of the Washington Post’s Notable Works of Nonfiction When […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-biography-autobiography"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=988&resize=988,1500&ssl=1","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=988&resize=988,1500&ssl=1",988,1500,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1",768,0,true],"large":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=1536&resize=1536,1536&ssl=1",1536,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=2048&resize=2048,2048&ssl=1",2048,2048,true],"td_0x420":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=0&resize=0,420&ssl=1",0,420,true],"td_80x60":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=80&resize=80,60&ssl=1",80,60,true],"td_150x0":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=150&resize=150,0&ssl=1",150,0,true],"td_218x150":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=218&resize=218,150&ssl=1",218,150,true],"td_300x0":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=300&resize=300,0&ssl=1",300,0,true],"td_324x400":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=324&resize=324,400&ssl=1",324,400,true],"td_485x360":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=485&resize=485,360&ssl=1",485,360,true],"td_696x0":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=696&resize=696,0&ssl=1",696,0,true],"td_1068x0":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=1068&resize=1068,0&ssl=1",1068,0,true],"td_1920x0":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,0&ssl=1",1920,0,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=600&resize=600,0&ssl=1",600,0,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ih3QFexTS._SL1500_.jpg?w=100&resize=100,100&ssl=1",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Musadiq hussain","author_link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/author\/musadiqhussain1306gmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Price: (as of – Details) \u201cSplendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.\u201d \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestselling chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe. One of the Washington Post’s Notable Works of Nonfiction When…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17238"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}