Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty
by Cooper, Anderson (Author), Howe, Katherine, 1977- (Author)
Summary
Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family--the Vanderbilts. Full description
- Prologue. The Breakers: March 30, 2018
- The tycoon: January 4, 1877
- Van der Bilt: c. 1660
- The Blatherskite and the namesake: April 2, 1882
- Society as I have found it: October 22, 1883
- Venetian princesses: March 26, 1883
- American royalty: November 6, 1895
- Failure is impossible: May 4, 1912
- Down with the ship: May 1915
- Standing in a cold shower, tearing up hundred-thousand-dollar bills: September 15, 1934
- Living a Roman à Clef: November 21, 1934
- Gloria at La Côte Basque: November 28, 1966
- The last Vanderbilt: October 28, 1978, and June 17, 2019
- Epilogue. Christmas Eve, 1930.