The Vanderbilts : an American dynasty /
Tells the story of the family once called the most powerful in America. In the 1800s Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt made a fortune in shipping and railroads, but by the 1900s the dynasty has been disgraced through a series of extravagant excesses, family backbiting, and sexual indiscreti...
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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New York :
A & E Television Networks,
1995
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| Series: | American history in video.
Biography (A & E Home Video (Firm)) |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Tells the story of the family once called the most powerful in America. In the 1800s Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt made a fortune in shipping and railroads, but by the 1900s the dynasty has been disgraced through a series of extravagant excesses, family backbiting, and sexual indiscretions. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 21, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (video file (44 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 00:44:25 |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Brad Cochran; editor, Diana Vozza; executive producers, Michael Cascio, Susan E. Leventhal. |
| ISBN: | 9780767068338 0767068335 |