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The House Of Morgan
Ron Chernow
‘As a portrait of finance, politics, and the world of avarice and ambition, the books has the movement and tension of an epic novel. It is, quite simply, a tour de force.’ Jeffrey E Garten, New York Times Book Review
This epic book traces the rise of the J. P. Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987.This rich and panoramic narrative spans four generations of Morgans and the powerful and secretive companies they spawned – J. P. Morgan & Co., Morgan Stanley and Morgan Grenfell.The House of Morgan is a compelling and incisive account of the development of the modern financial world, encompassing every boom and panic in its 150 year history.
‘Brilliantly researched and written’ John Lehman, The Wall Street Journal
‘Chernow presents fresh portraits of the Morgans’ and the brilliant senior partners who make the bank an international powerhouse.And he dishes up enough scandal, tragedy, and intrigue for a TV mini-series.’ USA Today
'A fascinating historical journey from Charles Dickens' London to Tom Wolfe's New York... Chernow deftly mixes biography with economics and explicates arcane matters of high finance with spakling clarity.' Atlantic Monthly
About the author
Ron Chernow is the author of American best-seller Titan, and The Warburgs, which won the Eccles Prize as Best Business Book of 1993, and was selected by the American Library Association as one of that year’s best non fiction books. The House of Morgan was selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Best Non-Fiction Titles of the Twentieth Century.
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Paperback
Published June 2003
ISBN: 978 1 84354 164 6
RRP: £14.99