This biography presents a balanced picture. Astor was the founder of the first American settlement on the Pacific (Astoria, Oregon) and of New York's fine hotels the Astor House and the Waldorf-Astoria, as well as a developer of the American West and a fur trader. Many American cities and sites are named after him. He donated the Astor Library to the city of New York (it became the first public library of the city), now part of the New York Public Library.
This biography presents a balanced picture. Astor was the founder of the first American settlement on the Pacific (Astoria, Oregon) and of New York's fine hotels the Astor House and the Waldorf-Astoria, as well as a developer of the American West and a fur trader. Many American cities and sites are named after him. He donated the Astor Library to the city of New York (it became the first public library of the city), now part of the New York Public Library.
John Jacob Astor and the First Great American Fortune
204John Jacob Astor and the First Great American Fortune
204Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786472130 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
Publication date: | 08/07/2013 |
Pages: | 204 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.70(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |