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Book review: Engrossing, in-depth look at an American dynasty
"Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty"
Authors: Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
HarperCollins, 290 pages, $30
As a child, Anderson Cooper was “convinced that all grandparents turned into bronze when they died.” This was because his great-great-great-grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, stood on a pedestal. He was now a bronze statue near Grand Central Terminal, facing Vanderbilt Avenue and the Vanderbilt Hotel after his death.
The Commodore was the richest man in America, having owned and built palatial homes, most notably the 70-room mansion called the Breakers, in Newport, R.I., and other homes in many states, and also sleek yachts, cars, and horse-drawn carriages, plus a dizzying assortment of jewels — anything his fancy desired. He made his fortune in shipping and railroads centuries ago. It all started with his ferrying goods about in New York Harbor when he was 11. Cooper, co-author Anderson cooper book vanderbilt!