American Dynasties: A History of Founding and Influential American Families

By Rachel Dickinson

Book Overview

No one likes to believe that America has its own aristocracy, but the families described in this narrative share how these American families climbed the social ladder and their resulting legacies. Approached from a historical lens, learn about the great and influential families, their rise and sometimes their fall, including the following families: Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Ford, Getty, Hearst, Morgan, Astor, Coors, Adams, Kennedy, Nampeyo, Wyeth, Carter, and Barrymore.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493048147
• ISBN13: 9781493048144
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"