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‘The Gilded Age’ Season 2: The real-life Astor family
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months ago‘The Gilded Age’ Season 2 will continue to feature characters based on real people, such as Mrs....
John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn Jacob Astor IV was one of the wealthiest people in the world.Library of Congress / Getty When...
Titanic watch could fetch £150,000 at auction
Press Association News via AOL· 4 weeks agoA gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic could fetch £150,000 at auction. Businessman John Jacob Astor, 47,...
Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for record-breaking $1.5 million
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man...
Book excerpt: "Astor" by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWe may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Anderson Cooper and...
Memphis icon Vincent Astor — historian, Orpheum organist and gay rights activist — has died
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhether holding court in a flowing white wedding dress as the beaming main attraction of a gay pride...
Watch Worn by Richest Titanic Passenger Expected to Fetch a Pretty Penny at Auction
Men's Journal via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTraveling on the Titanic was a luxury experience, and there were many families on board the doomed...
12 famous people who died on the Titanic — and 11 who survived
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen the Titanic sank, some of the wealthiest people in the world at the time lost their...
Gold watch of richest Titanic passenger sells for $1.46 million
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic was auctioned in England...
Newport and the fleeting glitter of the Gilded Age | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSubmitted opinion column: At once part of the epic story of American capitalism’s ability to create...
