740 Park - Michael Gross
Synopsis
From a bestselling author and journalist renowned for his access to the rich and famous comes the epic story of the last great apartment building erected on Manhattan's Gold Coast--home to countless 20th Century icons including Bouviers, Rockefellers and Chryslers, as well as modern Midases like Edgar Bronfman, Henry Kravis, Ronald O. Perelman and Saul Steinberg.
Seven-forty Park Avenue is the best known and most lusted-after co-op apartment building in New York—and so, in the world. Built by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s grandfather, James T. Lee, the building has long housed America's oldest, richest, and most powerful families. More than just a sensational read, 740 Park is rich in social history, providing a glimpse into a world that most of us can only dream about.
From a bestselling author and journalist renowned for his access to the rich and famous comes the epic story of the last great apartment building erected on Manhattan's Gold Coast--home to countless 20th Century icons including Bouviers, Rockefellers and Chryslers, as well as modern Midases like Edgar Bronfman, Henry Kravis, Ronald O. Perelman and Saul Steinberg.
Seven-forty Park Avenue is the best known and most lusted-after co-op apartment building in New York—and so, in the world. Built by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s grandfather, James T. Lee, the building has long housed America's oldest, richest, and most powerful families. More than just a sensational read, 740 Park is rich in social history, providing a glimpse into a world that most of us can only dream about.
What we think so far: It's a big book with very tiny print. That said, it is rich in history, and the scenarios of the 1929 crash are scarily familiar. It's definitely a book NYC insiders will like, with lots of the rich and famous through the years. It's a bit slow going though.
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