Willie K. Vanderbilt |
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| Author:
| Gittelman, Steven H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-4777-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95USD $4.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the life of one of the lesser known scions of one of the great American families of the industrial era. An inheritor, not a builder, Willie K. lacked the drive and ambition necessary for furthering the Vanderbilt dynasty, particularly in the turbulent era in which he lived. Though the story of one man, this 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.
Explores the life of one of the lesser known scions of one of the great American families of the industrial era. An inheritor, not a builder, Willie K. lacked the drive and ambition necessary for furthering the Vanderbilt dynasty, particularly in the turbulent era in which he lived. Though the story of one man, this 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.