Table of contents for The Astors; an American legend.

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1. John Jacob Astor and the Making of a Fortune               i

2. William Backhouse Astor and the City of New York          32

3. John Jacob Astor III-Gentleman, Soldier, and Landlord     60

4. The Mrs. Astor and the Making of Society                  83

5. William Waldorf Astor, the First Aristocrat              105

6. John Jacob Astor IV, the Richest Man on the Titanic      126

7. Nancy Astor, an American Woman in Parliament             146

8. Modern American Astors                                   169

9. The Astor Legacy                                         199

  Index                                                     203