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This beautifully illustrated history traces the rise of the great robber barons of the Gilded Age -- Rothschilds, Vanderbilts, Astors, & Rockefellers, among others -- & how they chose to spend their fortunes on competitive castle-building, art collecting, & social climbing with extravagant parties & fancy-dress balls.Gregory, Alexis is the author of 'Families of Fortune Life in the Gilded Age' with ISBN 9780865651807 and ISBN 0865651809.
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