Timeline
Lifetime:
1859 -
1924
Passed: ≈
100 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard
Books by Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard
Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor
History
Business
Biography
Biography
Trade
Exploration
Fur Trade
Wealth
American History
Business
Legacy
Visionary
Merchant
Manhattan
Philanthropy
John Jacob Astor was a German-American businessman who made his fortune in the fur trade and real estate in the United States. He was a pioneer in the development of the fur trade in the Northwest and founded the American Fur Company. Astor also play...