American Dynasties: A History of Founding and Influential American Families

by Rachel Dickinson

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No one likes to believe that America has its own aristocracy, but the families described in this narrative share how these American families climbed the social ladder and their resulting legacies. Approached from a historical lens, learn about the great and influential families, their rise and sometimes their fall, including the following families: Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Ford, Getty, Hearst, Morgan, Astor, Coors, Adams, Kennedy, Nampeyo, Wyeth, Carter, and Barrymore
  • ISBN10 1493048147
  • ISBN13 9781493048144
  • Publish Date 1 April 2021 (first published 1 February 2021)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
  • Imprint The Lyons Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 248
  • Language English