The Vanderbilts

2.5 Stars rounded down This was written in 1989 and feels dated. This is decent in places but in others overly descriptive of monotonous paintings, interiors of houses, etc. There's also a bit of sexism I the treatment of the more well known women members of the family. I read this in January in anticip......more

Listened to this on audible (it was free) while I was painting a room. Found it interesting as I grew up in RI near all of the Vanderbilt mansions. Interesting history. Was written in 1989 so no mention of Anderson Cooper, but was a good top level history.......more

This is a great quick overview of the Vanderbilt family.......more

The book offered a nice overview of the Vanderbilts family history, however the style was high level, matter of fact, and focused on their material possessions but did explore as deeply the personalities of these American moguls. A nice introduction to the Vanderbilt history, however lacked the dept......more

After the informative opening that devotes a lot of pages to The Mr Vanderbilt, his childhood and how he created his fortune, this reads more like a family history (or expanded family tree) written by a family member or an adoring fan of the family. I was hoping this would have more biography-type i......more