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The House of Rothschild: . Money's prophets, 1798-1848

By Niall Ferguson

Book information

Publisher
Penguin
Year
1999
ISBN
0140240845, 9780140240849
Open Library ID
OL22237248M
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
8 MB (8699971 bytes)
Series
The House of Rothschild volume 1
Pages
672\0
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. And he tells a family saga, tracing the importance of family unity and the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto and later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe. A definitive work of impeccable scholarship with a thoroughly engaging narrative, The House of Rothschild is a biography of the rarest kind, in which mysterious and fascinating historical figures finally spring to life.

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