Traces the life and legacy of pioneering New York society philanthropist Brooke Astor, describing her marriage to millionaire Vincent Astor, her successful attempt to prevent a challenge to his will, and her presidency of the Vincent Astor Foundation.
Details
ISBN:9780393057201 (hc) :
Physical Description:x, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher:New York :W.W. Norton,c2007.
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Union Club, 18 November 1998 -- The patchwork childhood, 1902-1919 -- Mrs. Dryden Kuser, 1919-1929 -- Charles Marshall, 1929-1952 -- Vincent Astor, 1953-1959.