Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American FortuneThe New York Times bestselling and NPR Best Book of the Year history of a legendary American family from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt.A must read. . . . Cooper and Howe dig into one of the United States most influential families and a parable of capitalism, commerce, and greed that established an American way of life. Entertainment Weekly The story of the Astors is an extraordinary but true tale of ambition, invention,