Astor

The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

De: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe

Narrado por: Anderson Cooper

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.

The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story—of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention.

From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States, until 2009, when Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother, the Astor name occupied a unique place in American society.

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 ruled Gilded Age New York society and inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic, one of many shocking and unexpected twists in the family’s story.

In this unconventional,compelling historical biography, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle 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.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

So Much History-It’s Wonderful

I love this book. I enjoy hearing Anderson Cooper’s voice. There so much history about early America & NYC. I would recommend all my friends read it. I look forward to his next book!

Great story and narration

Book was the exact right length. The authors didn’t try to pad the content. Told the story well and the narration was excellent.

Excellence

I greatly enjoyed this, just like coopers other book he tells the story with such knowledge. I enjoyed the story line and learning about gilded aged history to modern day. Please please please keep the books coming Anderson.

Interesting and informative

Like in Vanderbilt Anderson weaves through a story of family, history, culture and class. Loved it!

Excellent book, great storytelling. Anderson Cooper gets it right again. 

Anderson, Cooper’s flowing writing style and epic storytelling garnered from years being in the news and publishing business captured my imagination and held it all the way through. I believe he captured the essence of the Astors. I loved all the detail, and as usual, another great book from Cooper

Great read

I enjoyed reading about the Astor’s. Loved hearing Anderson’s voice- it’s a great read I really enjoyed it.

Love hearing these stores

I’m a 7th generation American and love this history. I like to imagine my ancestors alongside the Vanderbilts and Astors. We had land granted to my family by Queen Elizabeth, but unfortunately my great great grandparents sold it and we didn’t see a dime. Thanks Anderson, amazing!!! Waiting for your next book!

Anderson Cooper

His reading makes every book amazing - but listening to him read his own book makes it an experience. I cannot get enough of this guy.

I loved it

I love a good biography and this definitely fit that description. I can’t wait to start the Vanderbilt one now. Thank you for teaching all of us so much about our history. Int was a true pleasure to listen to.

his detail

liked learning about the Astors and thier problems, even with all that money... it goes to prove money does not bring happiness...