Astor orphan a memoir
Aldrich, a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family's Hudson Valley Mansion; and her brave escape from the clan.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2013]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Aldrich, Alexandra, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Astor orphan : |b a memoir / |c Alexandra Aldrich. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, |c [2013] | |
| 300 | |a x, 259 pages : |b illustrations, genealogy chart ; |c 22 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes genealogical charts on endpapers. | ||
| 520 | |a Aldrich, a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family's Hudson Valley Mansion; and her brave escape from the clan. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Rokeby dreams. The legacy ; Guards of order ; The mentor ; Venison stew ; The Conference ; A meticulous record -- Elements of disorder. Sunday mornings ; The outlaw ; Past perfect -- Artists and drifters. The irregulars ; A seed is planted -- All in a summer's plunder. A parallel universe ; An imported order ; Repossessed ; Indisputable ; Animal wars ; A manly endeavor ; Like proper aristocrats -- Other exiles. Home and away ; Migrations ; Practically orphans ; Into the mouth of Hell ; A dream fulfilled -- In search of self. Blending in ; Interviewed ; The elusive edge. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Upper class |z Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) |v Biography. | |
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