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A Biography of a Socialite and Philanthropist

By Anne W. Howard

The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
by Frances Kiernan

Brooke Astor, the widow of a prominent New York multimillionaire, would become not only the grande dame of New York society, but a hands-on philanthropist who worked hard to change the world — well into her 90s, writes Frances Kiernan in her biography of...

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