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Hace 4 días · Between 59th and 78th Streets, rich New Yorkers like Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor purchased and built extravagant homes along Fifth Avenue, some valued at over $150 million today.
Hace 4 días · Four years after the construction of the Waldorf, John Jacob built a 17-story hotel within feet of the Waldorf, using the same architect. His intention was to name it The Schermerhon after his...
Hace 21 horas · Rich in detail and deeply moving." --Fiona Davis , New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue "One of the most beautifully written books I've ever had the pleasure to read, THE SECOND MRS. ASTOR brings to glittering life the romantic love story between John Jacob Astor and his young bride, Madeleine.
Hace 2 días · Although the majority of dead were crew members and third-class passengers, many of the era’s wealthiest and most prominent families lost members, among them Isidor and Ida Straus and John Jacob Astor. In the popular mind, the glamour associated with the ship, its maiden voyage, and its notable passengers magnified the tragedy of its sinking.
Hace 4 días · In 1902, John Jacob Astor afixed a small Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, to the top, creating intense friction with the British who originally commissioned the clock. During the...
Hace 1 día · As the French were establishing a trading post at Michilimackinac, an Englishman, John Jacob Astor, was making his way to America. Astor was born in 1763 near Heidelberg, Germany. As a child, he ...
Hace 5 días · Luckily, this Titanic trivia quiz is not a history test. We’re testing how well you know Jack and Rose, Fabrizio, Tommy, and the other fictional passengers on the fated ship. Real-life Titanic passengers like Margaret “Molly” Brown and Thomas Andrews may pop up here and there, but let’s see if you know the French translation for “the ...
