{"product_id":"fortunes-children-the-fall-of-the-house-of-vanderbilt-paperback","title":"Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur T. Vanderbilt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/em\u003e, a real-life American version of the Crawley family--\u003cem\u003eFortune's Children\u003c\/em\u003e is an enthralling true story that recreates the drama, splendor, and wealth of the legendary Vanderbilts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanderbilt: The very name is synonymous with the Gilded Age. The family patriarch, \"the Commodore,\" built a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after his death, no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Written by descendant Arthur T. Vanderbilt II, \u003cem\u003e Fortune's Children\u003c\/em\u003e traces the dramatic and amazingly colorful history of this great American family, from the rise of industrialist and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt to the fall of his progeny--wild spendthrifts whose profligacy bankrupted a vast inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanderbilt: the very name signifies wealth. The family patriarch, the Commodore, built up a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after the Commodore's death, one of his direct descendants died penniless, and no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. \u003cem\u003eFortune's Children\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story of all the amazingly colorful spenders who dissipated such a vast inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanderbilt: the very name signifies wealth. The family patriarch, \"the Commodore,\" built up a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after the Commodore's death, one of his direct descendants died penniless, and no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. \u003cem\u003eFortune's Children\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story of all the amazingly colorful spenders who dissipated such a vast inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.27 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336962138477,"sku":"9780062224064","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/RlgvWDZDd25FTElRZVBGOXZvellZdz09.webp?v=1778922783","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/fortunes-children-the-fall-of-the-house-of-vanderbilt-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}