Jean strouse books list of books by author jean strouse. Jean strouse, volume editor, received a 2001 macarthur fellowship and is the author of alice james. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. American financier by jean strouse overview national bestseller the definitive fullscale portrait of j. Biography, like history, is a mirror of the age in which it is written. Strouse did not content herself with going back a generation or two, reading previous studies and opinions of morgan, and calling it research. Morgan american financier jean strouse an extensive and detailed history of america through the eyes of j. Jean strouse is the author of alice james, a biography, which won the bancroft prize in american history and diplomacy, and morgan, american financier. He was just starting out as a photographer and morgan was sitting for a portraithaving his portrait painted.
Jean strouse has had access to private papers which the morgan library had in its vaults, so the detail and information within this volume is vast. As the head of the banking firm that became known as j. In this extraordinary book, awardwinning biographer jean strouse vividly portrays the financial colossus, the avid patron of the arts, and the entirely human. Pierpont morgan bestrode the financial world like a colossus.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. 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. 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. While we sat in morgans sumptuous jewel toned library, replete with priceless volumes from the 16th century to the 20th century, the speaker encouraged us to read morgan. He described the book as the definitive biography of j. Com i have written many blogs on the silver manipulation that has been going on for the past 8 years now in silver, or look up ted butlers findings as he has had the. Pierpont morgan 183719 has, in strouse, finally been accorded a biographer whose talents match his enormous legacy. Those pictures were taken by the photographer, edward steichen, in 1903. She has been president of the society of american historians, a consultant oral historian to. After reading jean strouse s voluminous biography of j.
He had two wives, three yachts, four children, six houses, mistresses, and one of the finest art collections in america. American financier by jean strouse reading the holocaust by inga clendinnen. An american banking dynasty and the rise of modern finance. Strouse is also the author of alice james, a biography which won the. Jean strouse born 1945 is an american biographer, cultural administrator, and critic. Apr 08, 2011 noted biographer jean strouse has won the bancroft prize and received fellowships from the guggenheim memorial foundation and the national endowments for the humanities and arts. Pierpont morgan, with its thoroughgoing accounts of his business ventures in the crucible stage of american capitalism, the era between the civil war and world war i, one is left with a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
American financier as well as alice james, which won the bancroft prize. Chernow on rockefeller is impressive in its prodigious detail but less so in its grasp of the man. Keegans viewpoint is british, so one has to read carefully to be reminded that while britain survived the war, the political structures of most of central and eastern europe were swept away, setting the stage for. For anyone interested in this period of history, or banking or in morgan the man and art collector, this is the read for you. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. American financier was the first fullscale biography of j. She is best known for her biographies of diarist alice james and financier j. Morganborn april 17, 1837 hartford, connecticut died march 31, 19 rome, italy financier morgan had some grounds for thinking that the country ought to leave its financial affairs to him.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the morgan american financier, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. She has been president of the society of american historians, a consultant oral historian to the bill and melinda gates foundation, and a fellow of the john d. This kind of criticism led to the formation of the federal reserve system in 19. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. American financier is that rare masterpiece biography that enables us to penetrate the soul of a complex human being. Because of his wealth he became involved, and more often than not he was reluctant, with every major movement, opportunity or design applicable to the growth of the united state of america. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Pierpont morgan was secretive he was, after all, a great banker and while jean strouse has unearthed more information about him than anyone has before, he still seems somewhat remote at the end of this long biography. Listen to morgan american financier by jean strouse available from rakuten kobo. In morgan, she creates the first complete portrait of a man who defined american commerce and banking. Often celebrated as the ideal capitalist or excoriated as the robber baron who most epitomized the excesses and iniquities of the gilded age, j.
This book concentrates on the by far most colorful morgan, j. Giants of american business from john jacob astor and j. He also served as americas unofficial central banker, trying to stabilize the chaotic us business cycle, keep the treasury. Pierpont morgans 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. After morgans 1907 rescue, the bankers were accused of contracting the currency in order to bankrupt debtors and impound their property, then expanding it so they could sell on a rise.
Noted biographer jean strouse has won the bancroft prize and received fellowships from the guggenheim memorial foundation a. Over the past half century, his bank had helped transform the united states into the strongest industrial power in the modern world. She has been president of the society of american historians, a. American financier kindle edition by strouse, jean. This library of america series edition is printed on acidfree paper and features smythsewn binding, a full cloth cover, and a ribbon marker. American financier by random house, jean strouse online at alibris. Morgan draws on much new material to provide a closeup look at the private life and public career of the man who created some of the nations greatest industrial trusts, amassed a remarkable art collection, and. To be accused of having caused the panic himself in order to profit from it and to be hounded into the grave a few years. If u want to know about the manipulation then go visit my website agsilverdojo. Morgan ebook by jean strouse 9780307827678 rakuten kobo. American financier, by jean strouse read feb 23, 2000 i am not sure it was necessary to read this, since in june of 1994 i read ron chernows superlative the house of morgan.
Her work has appeared in major magazines including the new yorker and newsweek. Noted biographer jean strouse has won the bancroft prize and received fellowships from the guggenheim memorial foundation and the national endowments for the humanities and arts. Read morgan american financier by jean strouse available from rakuten kobo. April 17, 1837 march 31, 19 was an american financier and banker who dominated corporate finance on wall street throughout the gilded age. The book focused on the life of american businessmen j. The acclaimed author of troublesome young men reveals the behindthescenes story of how the united. He had spent his professional career raising capital largely in europe at first to build american railroads and industrial corporations. Pierpont morgan was seventyfour years old and semiretired. Jean strouse is the author of morgan, american financier and alice james, a biography, which won the bancroft prize in american history and diplomacy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading morgan. Banking biography, business biography, books barnes.
Pierpont morgan, with its thoroughgoing accounts of his business ventures in the crucible stage of american capitalism, the era between the civil war and world war i, one is left with a multitude of rounded impressions of this powerful but enigmatic figure. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit. Sep 27, 2019 if u want to know about the manipulation then go visit my website agsilverdojo. Morgan draws on much new material to provide a closeup look at the private life and public career of the man who created some of the nations greatest industrial trusts, amassed a remarkable art collection, and became a oneman federal reserve. American financier by jean strouse, paperback barnes. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.