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Arthur T. Vanderbilt II tells how the Vanderbilt family lost a vast fortune. The Commodore was the richest man in the world by 1877, yet within fifty years of his death a direct descendant died penniless, and the book follows the heirs who spent the inheritance amid mansions and country estates.
Morgan Housel notes that Cornelius Vanderbilt, worth the equivalent of $250 billion, was the richest man in history and passed most of that fortune to his heirs.
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Fortune’s Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest man in history, worth the equivalent of $250 billion. He left most of it to his heirs.
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