Willie K. Vanderbilt II

Willie K. Vanderbilt II
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780786458233
ISBN-13 : 0786458232
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Willie K. Vanderbilt II by : Steven H. Gittelman

Download or read book Willie K. Vanderbilt II written by Steven H. Gittelman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vanderbilts were one of the great American families of the industrial era. This book explores the life of one of its lesser-known scions of the fourth generation, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, known simply as Willie K. An inheritor, not a builder, Willie K. lacked the drive and ambition necessary for furthering the Vanderbilt dynasty, especially in the political atmosphere of bank failures, the dawn of progressivism, and the First World War. This biography, while the story of one man, is also an exploration of the burden of enormous wealth, the danger of inherited dreams, and the struggle for self-actualization regardless of wealth or social status.


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