Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt | 
pickIf you ever wanted to be a Vanderbilt or wondered why they have no fortune, read this. Most chose to just spend their inheritance; the ones who wanted to work were ridiculed and shunned by family and society alike. My takeaway is that a person needs a purpose and a want in life.
pickA detailed and entertaining lesson in how, no matter your name or social position, you‘ll run out of wealth if expenses exceed income. It‘s also a fun history of American transportation and the Gilded Age.
“The Vanderbilt case is an impressive lesson in the folly of attempting to ‘found a family‘ upon no better basis than the possession of money.”
This was my last impulse buy - bought it blind without knowing anything. Turned out to be a well-written and fascinating story. 😀 #augustphotochallenge #impulsebuys
