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Format: Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 290
Utgivningsdatum: 2013-06-13
Förlag: Hamilton Books
Medarbetare: Gittelman, Emily
Illustratör/Fotograf: 1 tables 61 black & white halftones
Illustrationer: Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photogr
Dimensioner: 231 x 150 x 23 mm
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Antal komponenter: 1
Komponenter: 9:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Case Laminate on Creme w/Gloss Lam
ISBN: 9780761855064

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

Name: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
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Author: Steven H Gittelman, Emily Gittelman
ISBN: 9780761855064

The Unlikely Hero of the Lusitania

av Steven H Gittelman, Emily Gittelman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013-06-13

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At a young age, Alfred Vanderbilt inherited a massive fortune of $40 million and control of the Vanderbilt railroading empire. With no interest in business matters, the youth squandered his wealth on horses and women on two continents. None of the Vanderbilts gave as much fuel for gossip to the curious public as Alfred. By the time the extravagant playboy boarded the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, he was the subject of numerous scandals, including the suicide of four different women. But as the ship went down, he spent the last minutes of his life rescuing women and children and forgoing his own life. How is it that this wraith, this gluttonous, opulent youth, could undergo an entire change of character in his last few moments? Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt follows Alfreds journey from philanderer to hero in this incredible, never-before-told story of the hero of the Lusitania.

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The concept was simple, to link American railroads and global dominance of the seas with a railroad line through China and Russia, enter the back door of Europe, and create new royalty: the Transportation Kings. Vanderbilt, Hill, Morgan, and Harri...

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Steven H. Gittelman has served as president of the Board of Trustees at The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum for fifteen years. This is his second volume on the lives of various Vanderbilts.This book represents a particular pleasure as he has had the rare joy of writing it with his daughter, Emily. Emily Gittelman is a recent graduate of New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts. She was born the year that her father started volunteering at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and grew up around stories of the Vanderbilt family. She is honored and thrilled to be part of this project and sharing this experience with her father.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Eighteen Minutes Chapter 2: The Unlikely Heir Chapter 3: The Gift Chapter 4: An Equal Match Chapter 5: Working Man: Whips, Skirts, and Coattails Chapter 6: A Serpentine Curve: A Failure To Stop Chapter 7: Extramarital Horsing Around Chapter 8: A Whirling Abyss Chapter 9: Severing Ties Chapter 10: The Brighton Road Chapter 11: A Reputation to Defend Chapter 12: The Alibi Chapter 13: In the Dark Chapter 14: Indiscreet Romance Chapter 15: A Rising Tide Chapter 16: 1914 Chapter 17: Leaving Pier 54 Chapter 18: At Sea Chapter 19: Eighteen Minutes Chapter 20: Aftermath Afterword Bibliography Index