A biography of the famed American industrialist and benefactor. Widely reviled during his lifetime for his rapacious business practices, Rockefeller amassed the greatest fortune of his times and eventually became as adept at giving away funds as he was at making them.
The story of the Morgan family, which became rich and powerful through its banking interests in London and New York. The Morgan fortune, it is said, saved America from bankruptcy more than once before the establishment of the national bank. This biography focuses on the business side, rather than on the personal.
The renowned author of "Titan," whom the "New York Times" has called "as elegant an architect of monumental histories as we've seen in decades," vividly recreates the whole sweep of Alexander Hamilton's turbulent life.
An exhaustive history of the prominent Jewish banking family, from their origins as medieval traders to the zenith of their influence in the early years of the 20th-century, when the House of Warburg could influence the course of international politics through its control of capital and could direct the development of European art and scholarship ...
The story of the Morgan family, which became rich and powerful through its banking interests in London and New York. The Morgan fortune, it is said, saved America from bankruptcy more than once before the establishment of the national bank. This biography focuses on the business side, rather than on the personal.
"For anyone interested in the world behind the business-page headlines, this is the book to read." --Publishers WeeklyWith the same breadth of vision and narrative élan he brought to his monumental biographies of the great financiers, Ron Chernow examines the forces that made dynasties like the Morgans, the Warburgs, and the Rothschilds the ...
This is the history of the personal, political and financial fortunes of the Warburg banking family, from their origins, through the loss of their empire under Hitler's Third Reich, and beyond. As the pre-eminent Jewish banking dynasty in pre-World War II Germany, the Warburgs operated in the highest ranks of German political life, but seemed ...
National Book Award winner Ron Chernow expertly traces the decline of the big bankers and the rise of small investors. The reader is taken on a fascinating tour of Anglo-American high finance over the past two centuries, with detours into Canadian, German and Japanese finance. As the point of departure for his colourful, panoramic survey, Mr. ...
A saga of the Anglo-American banking dynasty that superseded the Barings and the Rothschilds to become the dominant financial empire of the 20th century. It covers 150 years, tracing the Morgan empire from Dickensian beginnings in Victorian London to the summit of world finance. An account of an institution and the men who ran it, this book is a ...
The reader is taken on a fascinating tour of Anglo-American high finance over the past two centuries, with detours into Canadian, German and Japanese finance. As the point of departure for his colourful, panoramic survey, Ron Chernow poses a historic riddle: Why did the great financial dynasties - the Rothschilds, Barings, Morgans and Warburgs - ...
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 2010-01-01
ISBN-13:9780802144652ISBN:0802144659
Description: Good. British paperback edition with different cover art. Book showing some normal signs of use. Text is unmarked. Spine is creased but sound. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1998-01-01
Description: Good. Good paperback. 1st edition. Previous owner's very minor highlighting on some pages. Book has corner bumps/curls. Some pages have minor corner bends. Covers show edge wear with corner bending.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 1998-01-01
Description: Fair. First edition book is in acceptable condition due to a stain across the tips of the pages. Otherwise, cover has minor blemishes, and pages are clean. An excellent reading copy. read more
Binding: Audiobook CASSETTE
Publisher: books on tape
Description: Good. B00149DR2E THIS IS AN UNABRIDGED EX-LIBRARY AUDIO BOOK. THE BOOK IS 27 HOURS LONG AND IS READ BY JONATHAN REESE. THE CASSETTES PLAY FINE AND THE CASE IS FINE. THIS IS PARTS 1 AND 2 IN SEPARATE CASES. read more
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