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Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
by Arthur T. Vanderbilt II
Fascinating look at what money really does to people. Great read and I enjoyed it, the idea of The Gilded Age is rather romantic and awful at the same time. Such extravagance, yet such waste. I'd have liked to see the row of Vanderbilt mansions in their heyday, tragic that none exist now.
One issue I had with the book is how the chapters were divided. Each chapter would begin with the story of the person it was titled for. Yet it would then move on to someone else within the chapter, moving distinctly out of the timeframe included with the family member. A family tree would have also been helpful to keep track of all the boys named William and Cornelius.
The amount of money that the Commodore's descendants blew through in such a short time truly is staggering. It was such a massive fortune at that time, but in today's terms I can't even begin to imagine what that kind of wealth would be like. It would certainly outdo Buffet, Gates, etc. It's simply mind-blowing to even think about.
One issue I had with the book is how the chapters were divided. Each chapter would begin with the story of the person it was titled for. Yet it would then move on to someone else within the chapter, moving distinctly out of the timeframe included with the family member. A family tree would have also been helpful to keep track of all the boys named William and Cornelius.
The amount of money that the Commodore's descendants blew through in such a short time truly is staggering. It was such a massive fortune at that time, but in today's terms I can't even begin to imagine what that kind of wealth would be like. It would certainly outdo Buffet, Gates, etc. It's simply mind-blowing to even think about.