Skyscraper Dreams: The Great Real Estate Dynasties of New York

Tom Shachtman

Little, Brown, 1991 - Family corporations - 354 pages

A portrait of Manhattan real estate and the multimillionaires who are its masters. The author describes those who failed and those who founded family dynasties among the wealthiest in America, including the Astors, Rockefellers, and Trumps. By the author of The Gilded Leaf.

About the author

Tom Shachtman has written twenty-five books, including the best-selling "The Gilded Leaf" (with Patrick Reynolds), as well as documentaries for all of the major television networks.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Skyscraper Dreams: The Great Real Estate Dynasties of New York
• Author: Tom Shachtman
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Little, Brown, 1991
• ISBN: 0316782130, 9780316782135
• Length: 354 pages