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Vanderbilt - The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Paperback): Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Vanderbilt - The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Paperback)
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
R370 R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Save R74 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Now in paperback, the #1 New York Times bestselling chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe. One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.

Upland (Hardcover): Donald Laine Clucas Upland (Hardcover)
Donald Laine Clucas; As told to Marilyn Anderson, Cooper Museum
R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Astor - The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Astor - The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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, page-turning historical biography, featuring black-and-white and color photographs, #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.

The Rainbow Comes and Goes - A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss (Paperback): Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt The Rainbow Comes and Goes - A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss (Paperback)
Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt 1
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R485 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R116 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vanderbilt - The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Hardcover): Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Vanderbilt - The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Hardcover)
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
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R811 R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Save R190 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty-his mother's family, the Vanderbilts. One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2021 When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires-one in shipping and another in railroads-that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by "the Commodore," subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers-the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius's grandson and namesake had built-the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore's great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family's empire, basked in the Commodore's wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider's viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.

Dispatches from the Edge - A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival (Paperback): Anderson Cooper Dispatches from the Edge - A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival (Paperback)
Anderson Cooper
R396 R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Save R45 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From one of America's leading reporters comes a deeply personal, extraordinarily powerful look at the most volatile crises he has witnessed around the world, from New Orleans to Baghdad and beyond. "Dispatches from the Edge of the World" is a book that gives us a rare up-close glimpse of what happens when the normal order of things is suddenly turned upside down, whether it's a natural disaster, a civil war, or a heated political battle. Over the last year, few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict than Anderson Cooper, whose groundbreaking coverage on CNN has become the touchstone of twenty-first century journalism. This book explores in a very personal way the most important - and most dangerous - crises of our time, and the surprising impact they have had on his life. From the devastating tsunami in South Asia to the suffering Niger, and ultimately Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Cooper shares his own experiences of traversing the globe, covering the world's most astonishing stories. In his first book, that passion communicates itself through a rich fabric of memoir and reportage, reflection and first-person narrative. Unflinching and utterly engrossing, this is the story of an extraordinary year in a reporter's life.

Whispers in the Wind - Biblical Poems (Paperback): Edna Anderson Cooper Whispers in the Wind - Biblical Poems (Paperback)
Edna Anderson Cooper
R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Rainbow Comes and Goes - A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print... The Rainbow Comes and Goes - A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt
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R679 R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Save R77 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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