All Formats & Editions

Wall Street Journal Bestseller For fans of Downton Abbey , a real-life American version of the Crawley family-- Fortune's Children is an enthralling true story that recreates the drama, splendor, and wealth of the legendary Vanderbilts. Vanderbilt: The very name is synonymous... Read Full Overview

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

For fans of Downton Abbey, a real-life American version of the Crawley family--Fortune's Children is an enthralling true story that recreates the drama, splendor, and wealth of the legendary Vanderbilts.

Vanderbilt:... Read Full Overview

The Vanderbilt family patriarch, the Commodore, built a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Less than 50 years after his death, not a single Vanderbilt descendent was counted among the world's richest people. 32 pages of photos.

Vanderbilt: 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... Read Full Overview

Vanderbilt: 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... Read Full Overview