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Author Dickinson, Rachel, author.

Title American dynasties : a history of founding and influential American families / Rachel Dickinson.

Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2021]
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Description viii, 237 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.
Contents Part I: Power. Vanderbilt: The commodore's legacy ; Rockefeller: Oil titan ; Ford: Putting wheels on the modern age ; Getty: Oil and art do mix ; Adams: Founding father and more ; Kennedy: America's brand of political royalty -- Part II: Money. Morgan: Managing money ; Astor: Furs to the Gilded Age ; Hearst: The newspaper business ; Coors: Beer -- Part III. Fame. Wyeth: Painting legacy ; Nampeyo: Hopi-Tewa potters ; Carter family: Music of the people ; Barrymore: All the world's a stage.
Subject Upper class families -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Genealogy.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9781493048144 (hardcover)
1493048147
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