Astor orphan : a memoir / Alexandra Aldrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldrich, Alexandra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aldrich, Alexandra.

Aldrich, Alexandra--Family.

Astor family.

Aldridge family.

Upper class--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Biography.

Upper class.

Families.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--21st century--Biography.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 259 pages : illustrations, genealogy chart ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes genealogical charts on endpapers.

ISBN:

9780062207937 :

0062207938 :

OCLC:

830421896