RON CHERNOW is the author of six books, including The Warburgs, a history of the German-Jewish Warburg banking family, and the award-winning biographies Alexander Hamilton and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Winner of the National Book Award "As a portrait of finance,
politics and the world of avarice and ambition on Wall Street, the
book has the movement and tension of an epic novel. It is, quite
simply, a tour de force."--The New York Times Book Review "As
informative and entertaining a history, especially of the period
from 1880 to 1930, as this reviewer has ever read . . . Nowhere has
our tenuous financial system been better described than by
Chernow."--John Rothchild, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Chernow
deftly mixes biography with economics and explicates arcane matters
of high finance with sparkling clarity. . . . A fascinating
historical journey from Charles Dickens' London to Tom Wolfe's New
York."--David M. Kennedy, The Atlantic Monthly "An astonishingly
detailed and fascinating story of the Morgan banks and the men who
have run them. Chernow uses his gift for description to bring out
vividly the personalities of his principals."--Don Keown, San
Francisco Chronicle "Epic . . . Chernow melds deep insights into
the life and times of Morgan bankers over 150 years with the flow
of world history and the growth of banking and finance. With rich
detail and warmth, he brings to life the defunct species of
gentleman banker."--Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune
Chernow vividly portrays the influence that the Morgan banks have had on the history of the Western economy since the late 18th century. The epic story of the development of the American industrial experience is inextricably related to the history of the Morgan banks. Though this fascinating story is virtually the same as that told by Kathleen Bunk in Morgan Grenfell 1838-1988 ( LJ 12/89), Chernow adds color and personality with an emphasis on the 20th-century development of the bank. Working with recently discovered Morgan archives, he reveals institutional details long hidden by the protective secrecy of the family. This superb history will be an important book. BOMC, Fortune, and History Book Club featured alternates. --Joseph Barth, U.S. Military Acad. Lib., West Point, N.Y.
Winner of the National Book Award
"As a portrait of finance, politics and the world of avarice and
ambition on Wall Street, the book has the movement and tension of
an epic novel. It is, quite simply, a tour de force."--The New York
Times Book Review "As informative and entertaining a history,
especially of the period from 1880 to 1930, as this reviewer has
ever read . . . Nowhere has our tenuous financial system been
better described than by Chernow."--John Rothchild, Los Angeles
Times Book Review "Chernow deftly mixes biography with economics
and explicates arcane matters of high finance with sparkling
clarity. . . . A fascinating historical journey from Charles
Dickens' London to Tom Wolfe's New York."--David M. Kennedy, The
Atlantic Monthly "An astonishingly detailed and fascinating story
of the Morgan banks and the men who have run them. Chernow uses his
gift for description to bring out vividly the personalities of his
principals."--Don Keown, San Francisco Chronicle "Epic . . .
Chernow melds deep insights into the life and times of Morgan
bankers over 150 years with the flow of world history and the
growth of banking and finance. With rich detail and warmth, he
brings to life the defunct species of gentleman banker."--Bill
Barnhart, Chicago Tribune
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