Unti Anderson Cooper #3
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Scot
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I've always been fascinated by Gilded Age excesses and have profound memories of touring the various "cottages" at Newport Beach the Vanderbilt family had。 Anderson Cooper is also a remarkable fellow in his own right， so I started reading this the first day it came out。It was a quick read， breezy。 Went through history focusing chapters on different family members， moving forward through chronological time， putting them in a historical context based on some struggle in gender， class， or race issu I've always been fascinated by Gilded Age excesses and have profound memories of touring the various "cottages" at Newport Beach the Vanderbilt family had。 Anderson Cooper is also a remarkable fellow in his own right， so I started reading this the first day it came out。It was a quick read， breezy。 Went through history focusing chapters on different family members， moving forward through chronological time， putting them in a historical context based on some struggle in gender， class， or race issues。 There was nothing really wrong with it， I just didn't learn much I didn't already know。 I noticed more salacious details were in the People interview with Anderson I read this morning， part of his book promo tour。 It's not that I just wanted dirt on the family， it's just it all seemed so general。 The epilogue， tying the family to landmarks and different spots in Manhattan or Staten Island， was the most compelling writing， but it came at the very end。Perhaps I am too harsh， but I think the targeted audience does not have much sense of history。 I read the T。 J。 Stiles biography on the Commodore， the scion that started the family， several years ago， and I suspect the thorough details and scholarly tone there had set me up to expect more depth here than there is。 But for those unfamiliar with the Vanderbilt lineage in America， or their impact on its economy， culture， and the arts， this book is a fine place to start。 And it is told with a 21st century sensibility。 。。。more
Karen
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4。5 stars， rounded up。 Utterly fascinating account of the notably wealthy， eccentric Vanderbilt family - - that actually read like the juiciest of novels！ This was written as a collection of biographical sketches， or vignettes， of several of the more colorful， influential family members， as opposed to following a more conventional/dull biography format - - which I thought was a great creative choice by the co-authors and very likely contributed to my never-waning interest。 As an admirer of Ander 4。5 stars， rounded up。 Utterly fascinating account of the notably wealthy， eccentric Vanderbilt family - - that actually read like the juiciest of novels！ This was written as a collection of biographical sketches， or vignettes， of several of the more colorful， influential family members， as opposed to following a more conventional/dull biography format - - which I thought was a great creative choice by the co-authors and very likely contributed to my never-waning interest。 As an admirer of Anderson Cooper， I especially appreciated that the biograpical facts were periodically interwoven with personal commentary by him， resulting in both a more multi-layered and more intimate reading experience than if written by a generic historian or unrelated author。 Highly recommended - even for those who don't typically gravitate toward historical biographies。 。。。more
Cheri
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This is the second of Anderson Cooper’s books that I’ve listened to， the first being ’The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life， Love and Loss’ which I still remember the pleasure of listening to a couple of Octobers ago， while driving through New England。 I loved the back and forth of listening to him share his thoughts along with his mother， Gloria Vanderbilt， who occasionally shared some personal history of her life， and could almost feel him squirm - but there was so much obvious This is the second of Anderson Cooper’s books that I’ve listened to， the first being ’The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life， Love and Loss’ which I still remember the pleasure of listening to a couple of Octobers ago， while driving through New England。 I loved the back and forth of listening to him share his thoughts along with his mother， Gloria Vanderbilt， who occasionally shared some personal history of her life， and could almost feel him squirm - but there was so much obvious love between them。 It was that much more poignant as it had only been a few months since she had passed away。 This shares the history of the Vanderbilt family beginning with Cornelius Vanderbilt， one of the more famous multi-millionaires of the 19th century。 The son of a man who ferried cargo from Staten Island and Manhattan， eventually making a name for himself among the largest steamship operators in the 1820’s。 Later on， he would add the railroad industry and his fortune grew。 As the years passed and other generations were added to the family， that fortune dwindled over time as did the family’s standing。Coauthored by Katherine Howe， this was fascinating to listen to。 The eras that this covers is part of that， but also there’s so much honesty in how this is shared that it was made for a compelling story， one that almost seems fictional。 The excesses， the family drama behind the scenes， the losses， the famous friends - it’s all fascinating， if a bit heartbreaking at times。 Some stories of those people who were friendly with the Vanderbilts would have been considered scandalous at the time， and perhaps still。 But there’s so much real-life history beyond this family， as well that anchors this in place and time， as well。At the heart of this story of this family is the idea that anyone willing to work hard enough could improve their life， and how that idea has gradually become twisted over time to include those who would take advantage of others， including family， in order to obtain wealth， fame or just notoriety - good or bad。 。。。more
A。
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Thoroughly enjoyed this story about the Vanderbilt family。 Have visited the cottages at Newport，， walked the Cliff Walk， and stayed at a model farm （ summer home of one of the Vanderbilts） on Lake Champlain。 This book expanded my knowledge of the family。 It has great insights and provides a respectful history of the dynasty。
Carole
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A cleverly written historical autobiography I wasn’t expecting such an entertaining book， though Anderson Cooper’s smile would lead you to believe he is never boring。 The chronicle of the Vanderbilts is a chronicle of America in many ways。 Briskly written， carefully documented， and never tedious。 Well worth reading。
Rohn Strong
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There are few books that I sit down and read in a day。 Typically， they are thrillers or commercial fiction meant to pull you in and keep the pages turning。Strangely， this book did just that but， for different reasons。Reading about the history and eventual fall of one of the greatest gilded age families was fascinating。 Cooper details all of the famous family members while providing commentary on their lives。What I loved best was his honesty and refusal to steer away from the obvious topics of ho There are few books that I sit down and read in a day。 Typically， they are thrillers or commercial fiction meant to pull you in and keep the pages turning。Strangely， this book did just that but， for different reasons。Reading about the history and eventual fall of one of the greatest gilded age families was fascinating。 Cooper details all of the famous family members while providing commentary on their lives。What I loved best was his honesty and refusal to steer away from the obvious topics of homophobia， racism， violent hate， and more。Even with that， the narrative is balanced and clean。 I devoured the pages。 The end did drag a bit but I don’t care。 It was an amazing biography！ 。。。more
Camil
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Jill Meyer
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Journalist Anderson Cooper has written an excellent biography of his mother， Gloria’s， family， the Vanderbilts。 It’s not written in a conventional style by time， but rather by individual。 The book is really a series of vignettes about various family members。 There are more conventional bios out there of this illustrious family and it’s many homes but Cooper puts a personal touch on it。 Almost melancholy but so， so interesting。。The book is coauthored by novelist Katherine Howe。 I don’t know how t Journalist Anderson Cooper has written an excellent biography of his mother， Gloria’s， family， the Vanderbilts。 It’s not written in a conventional style by time， but rather by individual。 The book is really a series of vignettes about various family members。 There are more conventional bios out there of this illustrious family and it’s many homes but Cooper puts a personal touch on it。 Almost melancholy but so， so interesting。。The book is coauthored by novelist Katherine Howe。 I don’t know how the actual writing was divided， but you can tell there’s a novelist touch to the book。 Very good。 。。。more
Katherine Howe
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