The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
- ISBN-10
- 0802138292
- ISBN-13
- 9780802138293
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 812
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Author
- Ron Chernow
Description
Acclaimed by "The Wall Street Journal" as "brilliantly researched and written", this National Book Award-winner tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned. of photos.
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- 2010-01-19
- 848 pages
- Ebook
- Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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