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The Vanderbilt Women: Dynasty of Wealth, Glamour, and Tragedy
Lucius Beebe said that "The nearest thing to a royal family that has ever appeared on the American scene was the Vanderbilts ... their vendettas, their armies of servitors, partisans and sycophants, their love affairs, scandals, and shortcomings, all were the stuff of an imperial routine."Stasz reveals new facts and insights into the fascinating lives of three ge...more
Paperback, 500 pages
Published
April 25th 2000
by iUniverse
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The Vanderbilt dynasty makes for an interesting saga and this book pretty much covers the women of that family who were influential in their own realm. It does, however, get bogged down in two areas with more detail than the reader needs to know.......the decor of the mansions and the woman's movement at the turn of the century. It slows down the narrative and the readers might find themselves skipping through those sections.
That weakness aside, it is a fascinating look at American roy...more
That weakness aside, it is a fascinating look at American roy...more
Great book. I'm a bit slanted in my opinion as I'm a real lover of biographies: especially well written biographies. This is a well written book and keeps your interest. Not enough biographers know how to keep you glued to your seat and this one does. The only negative about it is that on occasion the way it's organized has you flipping to the chart in the front to remember which Vanderbilt cousin, father, etc. is who: but that's not too much of a challenge!
This book was interesting but overall too slow moving. It also would have benefited from a family tree in the beginning, given that everyone had the same names.
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I am still blazing through all my Vanderbilt books. I like this one because it focused on the women - who are compelling, but not necessarily Vanderbilts by blood. Did you know Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt? I didn't.
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