Authors: Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe
In “Astor, ” Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe tell the riveting history of a legendary American family and how they built and lavished their fortune.
The family fortune, first made by a beaver trapping business that grew into an empire, was then amplified by holdings in Manhattan real estate. Over the ensuing generations, Astors inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic.
This unconventional, page-turning historical biography, featuring black-and-white and color photographs, explore what the Astor name has come to mean in America — offering a window onto the making of America itself.
