Morgan: American Financier (Paperback) ~ Jean Strouse (Author) Cover Art

Morgan: American Financier (Paperback)

By: Jean Strouse (Author)

More About this Product

Also available from:

Provider Name Price From Rent
1   ECampus $13.77 Rent

Provider Name Price From Condition Buy
1   Biblio $20.99 New Buy
2   Alibris $20.99 New Buy
 
3   ValoreBooks.com $2.39 Used Buy
4   Biblio $3.02 Used Buy
5   ECampus $11.70 Used Buy
6   PhatCampus $13.50 Used Buy

Product Description

Run a Quick Search on "Morgan: American Financier" by Jean Strouse to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "Morgan: American Financier"

Browse more products related to "Jean Strouse"

Review

As Americans cope with the social and industrial changes wrought by the computer age, we seem ready to view with more sympathy the men who shaped the similarly disruptive economic revolution at the turn of the last century. Less than a year after Titan, Ron Chernow''s sweeping biography of capitalist par excellence John D. Rockefeller, comes Jean Strouse''s searching analysis of J.P. Morgan (1837-1913), the merchant banker whose financial prowess enabled the great American businesses to grow and thrive. Like Chernow, Strouse takes a nuanced view of a man reviled by his contemporaries as a sinister monopolist. Morgan sought to stabilize the volatile American economy and raise the cash needed to fuel its meteoric expansion. His methods were controversial, particularly his fondness for industrial "combinations" that dampened competition, but Strouse''s lucid résumé of the historical backdrop illuminates the thinking behind Morgan''s actions. As in her groundbreaking biography Alice James, the author never settles for received wisdom, instead reading previously neglected documents with a sharp eye to offer a fresh interpretation. She vividly limns Morgan''s imperious personality and such extracurricular interests as his superb art collection. But it''s Strouse''s ability to clearly convey complex financial material that distinguishes this book. Her chapter on the panic of 1907, which Morgan was instrumental in halting, is as exciting as a good thriller and far more instructive. --Wendy Smith

Short Desription

History has remembered J. Pierpont Morgan as a complex and contradictory figure, part robber baron and part patron saint. Now this magisterial biography, based extensively on new material, draws a definitive, full-scale portrait of Morgan''s tumultuous life both in and out of the public eye.Morgan earned his reputation as "the Napoleon of Wall Street" by reorganizing the nation''s railroads and creating some of its greatest industrial trusts, including General Electric and U.S. Steel. At a time when the United States had no Federal Reserve System, he appointed himself a one-man central bank. He had two wives, three yachts, four children, six houses, mistresses, and one of the finest art collections in America. In this extraordinary book, award-winning biographer Jean Strouse vividly portrays the financial colossus, the avid patron of the arts, and the entirely human character behind all the myths.

Brilliantly crafted, epic in scope, Morgan reveals a man we have never seen before, offering new insights on the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of America''s Gilded Age.

Customer Reviews for "Morgan: American Financier (Paperback)" by Jean Strouse (Author)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower.com Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Tower.com Sales & Boutiques

  • Tower Essentials Sale
    Visit the Essentials Sale for a wide selection and huge savings on your favorite music, DVD, Blu-ray and Books.
  • Great Gift Ideas
    Tower has Great Gift Ideas and Huge Savings on Your Favorite Music, CDs, DVDs, Books and More at Prices that Make Giving A Breeze!

Interact with Tower.com