Real People/Real Stories: “Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune” (WL)
Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VAReal People/Real Stories meets the third Thursday of each month to explore the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. This month’s title is Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe. In 1783, John Jacob Astor moved to the United States and parlayed his...