His latest book, 'Astor,' traces the fortunes of one of the most prominent New York City families in the 19th and 20th centuries, whose wealth was built on slums and beaver pelts.
Astor Place in New York's Greenwich Village is named for John Jacob Astor, America's first multi-millionaire. "John Jacob Astor and then his son, for generations, they were just buying up parcels here and there, and then large tracts of land further north," said Anderson Cooper.real estate."There's a famous quote, you know, 'Had I to do it over again, I would have, you know, put every nickel I had in New York real estate,'" Cooper said.
Today, the Astor name is etched into the infrastructure of New York City, such as the Astor Place subway station, which bears an homage to the Astor family's origins."A lot of people probably wonder, 'Why are there beavers here chewing on trees?'" Cooper said."And this is a reference to the creation of the Astor fortune."When asked if there is anyone good in the story of the Astors, Cooper replied,"Look, people are multifaceted.
Cooper and co-author Katherine Howe at times rely heavily on a handful of sources, which has raised some questions about the diligence of their research."CBS News Sunday Morning" asked Cooper about this. He replied:"We have written what we hope is a compelling and accessible account of the Astors and have relied on, and rigorously cited, dozens of books, contemporary accounts and historical documents.
Gloria, who was born a Vanderbilt, was someone Brooke probably would have wanted to befriend … a reversal from more than a century earlier, when the Astors wanted nothing to do with the Vanderbilts. "Which was allegedly the 400 people who could fit in Caroline Astor's ballroom," said Cooper."And they created the rules for it: You have to have a French chef, and French architecture. She defined it in a way that benefited her."the likes of which America had never seen
Brooke Astor spent her final years struggling with her son from a previous marriage, Tony Marshall."When Brooke Astor decided to step back from the foundation because of Alzheimer's, she decided not to give it to Tony," said Cooper.
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