The Dark Story of The Astor Family and the Mansion That Controlled America

A German butcher's son arrived in America with twenty-five dollars and seven flutes — and built a dynasty that would control New York society for over a century. From the fur trade and the opium routes of Canton, to the tenements that took one in four children before their first birthday, to the ballroom where one woman decided who mattered in America, to the deck of the Titanic where her son stood smoking his last cigarette — this is the full story of the Astors, the family who ruled from a single room on Fifth Avenue until the room, the fortune, and the empire all came down. ✅ Subscribe for More Videos 🔔 Hit the Bell Icon So You Never Miss an Upload #Astors #OldMoney #AmericanHistory