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In this marvelous anecdotal history, Justin Kaplan–Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Mark Twain–vividly brings to life a grand story from the glittering Gilded Age. Endowed with the largest private fortunes of their day, cousins John Jacob Astor IV and William Waldorf Astor vied for primacy in New York society, producing the grandest hotels ever seen in a marriage of ostentation and efficiency that transformed American social behavior. Kaplan…

Ağırlık0.95 kg
Books Key

299777

ISBN10

0670037699

ISBN13

9780670037698

Author

by Justin Kaplan

Format

Hardcover

Condition

Good

Size

0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Language

English

Number Of Pages

196 Pages

Publisher

Viking Books

Customer Ratings

9 customer ratings

Reviews

3 reviews

Star

Rated 4.22 stars

Publish Date

June 2006

Page URL

https://www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.search=9780670037698

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04.21.2024 03:56:13

SubCategory

New York City History, Biography, 19th Century, 20th Century, Economic History, Economics, History, Modern (16th-21st Centuries), State & Local

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