Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt: The Unlikely Hero of the Lusitania - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Steven H. Gittelman, Emily GittelmanPublish date:2013-06-13Pages:290
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Hamilton BooksISBN-13:9780761855064ISBN-10:761855068UPC:9780761855064Book Category:Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ships & Shipbuilding, Rich & Famous, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:9.10 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.15Product ID:SCDGCM0HET
Alfred Vanderbilt was extravagant playboy that became the subject of numerous scandals. During the sinking of the Lusitania, he spent his last moments rescuing women and children. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt follows Alfred's journey from philanderer to hero in this incredible, never-before-told story of the hero of the Lusitania.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Hamilton BooksISBN-13:9780761855064ISBN-10:761855068UPC:9780761855064Book Category:Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ships & Shipbuilding, Rich & Famous, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:9.10 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.15Product ID:SCDGCM0HET
Steven H. Gittelman has served as president of the Board of Trustees at The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum for fifteen years. This is his second volume on the lives of various Vanderbilts.This book represents a particular pleasure as he has had the rare joy of writing it with his daughter, Emily. Emily Gittelman is a recent graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She was born the year that her father started volunteering at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and grew up around stories of the Vanderbilt family. She is honored and thrilled to be part of this project and sharing this experience with her father.
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