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Biography of Dynasty
This book has never been replaced as the definitive biography of a dynasty that began with John Jacob Astor, a fur trapper, 200 years ago.The scandal surrounding society leader Brooke Astor's last yeaars have led readers to find out how the family got that way. Millionaires before the word was coined, they owned most of NY's real estate and had tremendous influence.The book also tells the human stories of marriages, rivalries and feuds, the Titanic, Cliveden set and lurid Profumo Affair.
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