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Aldrich, Alexandra.
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Aldrich, Alexandra.
Aldrich, Alexandra -- Family.
Astor family.
Aldridge family.
Upper class -- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Biography.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Aldrich, Alexandra.
Aldrich, Alexandra.
Aldrich, Alexandra -- Family.
Astor family.
Aldridge family.
Upper class -- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Biography.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Astor orphan : a memoir / Alexandra Aldrich.
by
Aldrich, Alexandra.
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2013.
Call #:
921
A365a
Subjects
Aldrich, Alexandra.
Aldrich, Alexandra -- Family.
Astor family.
Aldridge family.
Upper class -- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Biography.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History -- 21st century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062207937
0062207938
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 259 p. : ill., geneal. tables ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes genealogical charts on endpapers.
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.
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.
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