Pierpont Morgan and Friends
Author | : George Wheeler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Author | : George Wheeler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Author | : Frederick Lewis Allen |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2016-07-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1504037499 |
A revealing biography of J. P. Morgan, one of the most powerful and enigmatic financiers in history, from bestselling author Frederick Lewis Allen. Celebrated as a titan of industry by some and decried as a monopolizing robber baron by others, John Pierpont Morgan was without a doubt a dominant player in American finance at the turn of the twentieth century. He founded U.S. Steel, a conglomeration of leading steel and iron producers, which was the nation’s largest coast-to-coast railroad system, and the first company to be worth more than $1 billion. Morgan was also instrumental in developing the Federal Reserve after working with political leaders to prevent a potentially devastating fiscal crisis in 1907. Indeed, he was a driving force in the modernization of American business, and the effects of his acumen and foresight continue to resonate today—on Wall Street and beyond. Additionally, known for his displays of wealth and power, Morgan was a prominent figure of the New York society scene—a member of the original one percent—as well as a notable art connoisseur with a sizable collection now housed in Manhattan’s lavish Morgan Library & Museum, once his own private library. In this meticulously researched and comprehensive biography, Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor of Harper’s magazine and author of Only Yesterday, delves into the life and character of a fascinating, multidimensional man. Allen also probes the evolution of the business landscape during Morgan’s lifetime, when giant corporations with unparalleled economies of scale began to absorb and replace smaller competitors. This richly detailed portrait of a man whose name is inseparable from American finance is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of banking and business history.
Author | : Jean Strouse |
Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 850 |
Release | : 2014-09-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0812987047 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The definitive full-scale portrait of J. Pierpont Morgan’s tumultuous life, both in and out of the public eye History has remembered him as a complex and contradictory figure, part robber baron and part patron saint. J. Pierpont Morgan earned his reputation as “the Napoleon of Wall Street” by reorganizing the nation’s railroads and creating industrial giants such as General Electric and U.S. Steel. At a time when the country 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, drawing extensively on new material, 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. Praise for Morgan “Magnificent . . . the fullest and most revealing look at this remarkable, complex man that we are likely to get.”—The Wall Street Journal “A masterpiece . . . No one else has told the tale of Pierpont Morgan in the detail, depth, and understanding of Jean Strouse.”—Robert Heilbroner, Los Angeles Times Book Review “It is hard to imagine a biographer coming any closer to perfection.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Strouse is in full command of Pierpont Morgan’s personal life, his financial operations, his collecting, and his benefactions, and presents a rich, vivid picture of the background against which they took place. . . . A magnificent biography.”—The New York Review of Books “With uncommon intelligence, maturity, and psychological insight, Morgan: American Financier is that rare masterpiece biography that enables us to penetrate the soul of a complex human being.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Author | : Catholic Church |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Books of hours |
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Author | : Susan Berfield |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2020-05-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1635572479 |
A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality. It seemed like no force in the world could slow J. P. Morgan's drive to power. In the summer of 1901, the financier was assembling his next mega-deal: Northern Securities, an enterprise that would affirm his dominance in America's most important industry-the railroads. Then, a bullet from an anarchist's gun put an end to the business-friendly presidency of William McKinley. A new chief executive bounded into office: Theodore Roosevelt. He was convinced that as big business got bigger, the government had to check the influence of the wealthiest or the country would inch ever closer to collapse. By March 1902, battle lines were drawn: the government sued Northern Securities for antitrust violations. But as the case ramped up, the coal miners' union went on strike and the anthracite pits that fueled Morgan's trains and heated the homes of Roosevelt's citizens went silent. With millions of dollars on the line, winter bearing down, and revolution in the air, it was a crisis that neither man alone could solve. Richly detailed and propulsively told, The Hour of Fate is the gripping story of a banker and a president thrown together in the crucible of national emergency even as they fought in court. The outcome of the strike and the case would change the course of our history. Today, as the country again asks whether saving democracy means taming capital, the lessons of Roosevelt and Morgan's time are more urgent than ever. Winner of the 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize Finalist for the Presidential Leadership Book Award
Author | : Marie Benedict |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2021-06-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0593101537 |
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.
Author | : John Pierpont Morgan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 75 |
Release | : 1803 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Consists of correspondence, school essays and quarterly reports, certificates and honors, clippings, passports, diaries, account books, and dealers' lists. Correspondence contains letters from Morgan to friends and family such as James Goodwin, George A. Dixon, Cyrus W. Field, John Pierpont, Junius Spencer Morgan, Juliet Pierpont Morgan, and Frances Tracy Morgan. Other persons or topics documented in this collection include: Amelia Sturges Morgan, Louisa Morgan Satterlee, Anne Tracy Morgan, J.P. Morgan, Jr., Belle da Costa Greene, Duncan, Sherman & Co., George Peabody & Co., J.S. Morgan & Co., J.P. Morgan & Co., the Corsair Dining Club, the Zodiac Club and the Pierpont Morgan Library.
Author | : Carl Hovey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1911 |
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Author | : Vincent P. Carosso |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 940 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780674587298 |
The House of Morgan personified economic power in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Carosso constructs an in-depth account of the evolution, operations, and management of the Morgan banks at London, New York, Philadelphia, and Paris, from the time Junius Spencer Morgan left Boston for London to the death of his son, John Pierpont Morgan.
Author | : John Kennedy Winkler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1932 |
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