The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story - of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. Over the ensuing generations, Astors ruled Gilded Age New York society and inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic. Featuring black-and-white and colour photographs, this book chronicles the lives of the Astors and explore what the Astor name has come to mean in America - offering a window onto the making of America itself.
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