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The book detailed the history of the Vanderbilt family, particularly the life of the author's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, and her experiences growing up with wealth and privilege.
I read the book that you wrote with her and I thought she has just by the grace of God come out as a loving mother like she had her faults in everything but wow I mean her upbringing was like straight...
— Episode: 584: Anderson Cooper | The Rise and Fall...
Episode: 584: Anderson Cooper | The Rise and Fall of an Ame...
The book detailed the history of the Vanderbilt family, particularly the life of the author's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, and her experiences growing up with wealth and privilege.
I read the book that you wrote with her and I thought she has just by the grace of God come out as a loving mother like she had her faults in everything but wow I mean her upbringing was like straight to sociopath but she didn't have the gene so far.
My mom was Glowier Vanderbilt and obviously the family that she was born into was just ludicrously wealthy.
My great great great grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt who made two fortunes one based on steamships one on railroads after starting out dropping out of school 11 and ferrying supplies on a little boat you know he died with $100 million which in 1877 meant that he controlled one out of every $20 in circulation.
He had more money than the US Treasury at the time so $100 million doesn't even sound like a lot today you know I mean it's a huge amount but back then it was just nobody could believe it and the crazy thing is his son who he had mocked and ridiculed his whole life inherited all the money and he doubled it in eight years and then he died and then the subsequent generations just started spending.
It was interesting writing this book I did a lot of research in the old press accounts of the Vanderbilt and for instance Cornelius Vanderbilt's death you know the richest man in the world dying it who he's going to leave the money to there were reporters camped outside his house for months waiting for him to die the press accounts of his actual death they're all completely different.
Episode: 584: Anderson Cooper | The Rise and Fall of an Ame...
It was discussed as a book Anderson Cooper wrote about his family's history, focusing on the rise and fall of the Vanderbilt dynasty, including the significant wealth amassed by Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Obviously the family that she was born into was just ludicrously wealthy.
My great great great grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt who made two fortunes one based on steamships one on railroads after starting out dropping out of school 11 and ferrying supplies on a little boat you know he died with $100 million which in 1877 meant that he controlled one out of every $20 in circulation.
He had more money than the US Treasury at the time so $100 million doesn't even sound like a lot today you know I mean it's a huge amount but back then it was just nobody could believe it and the crazy thing is his son who he had mocked and ridiculed his whole life inherited all the money and he doubled it in eight years and then he died and then the subsequent generations just started spending.
I read the book that you wrote with her and I thought she has just by the grace of God come out as a loving mother like she had her faults in everything but wow I mean her upbringing was like straight to sociopath but she didn't have the gene so far yeah.
It was interesting writing this book I did a lot of research in the old press accounts of the Vanderbilt and for instance Cornelius Vanderbilt's death you know the richest man in the world dying it who he's going to leave the money to there were reporters camped outside his house for months waiting for him to die the press accounts of his actual death they're all completely different I mean what the New York Times is that it was a kind of it was the model Victorian death of him's being sung well beloved family members were around the bed you know other accounts are that he's dying of venereal excesses and screaming and you know they're giving him opium and he never really went to church in his life so was he really singing hymns so it was interesting to me just kind of realize you know there have been problems with accuracy and the the rush to get things into print and you know reporters not doing their jobs for as long as there have been reporters.