

An edition of Innkeepers (2006)
the Astors and their palaces
By Justin Kaplan
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
Viking
Language
eng
Pages
196
Description:
Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.
subjects: History, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.), Hotels, Astor family, New york (n.y.), history
People: Astor family
Places: New York (State), New York