ASTOR: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
LARGE PRINT EDITION. The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story--of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. John Jacob Astor arrived in New York in 1783 and ruthlessly expanded his beaver-trapping business, then grew it into a real estate empire. Yet for all their unimaginable success, the Astors also endured crushing reversals of fortune. 16 pages of photos.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 447
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780063347687
Item #: 8878390
This book is a large print edition.