| Edition |
[20th anniversary edition]. |
| Description |
xvii, 812 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-780) and index. |
| Note |
"With a new foreword from the author"--Cover |
| Contents |
The baronial age, 1838-1913 -- The diplomatic age, 1913-1948 -- The casino age, 1948-1989. |
| Summary |
Tells the story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned that would transform the modern financial world. Tracing the trajectory of J.P. Morgan's empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the financial crisis of 1987, Chernow paints a portrait of the family's private saga and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved, including Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Franklin Roosevelt, Nancy Astor, and Winston Churchill. An account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it, this book provides a look at the real power -- the money -- behind the historical events, the eminent statesmen, and the industrial empires that have transformed the world in the last century and a half. --From publisher description. |
| Awards |
National Book Award for Nonfiction, 1990 |
| Subject |
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913.
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Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943.
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Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948.
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York -- History.
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Morgan Stanley (Firm) -- History.
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J.P. Morgan & Co. -- History.
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Banks and banking -- United States -- History.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking.
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Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948. (OCoLC)fst00266154
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Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943 (OCoLC)fst00227304
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Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913. (OCoLC)fst00154731
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J.P. Morgan & Co. (OCoLC)fst00574563
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. (OCoLC)fst00511059
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Morgan Stanley (Firm) (OCoLC)fst00774783
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Banks and banking. (OCoLC)fst00826867
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
American banking dynasty and the rise of modern finance |
| ISBN |
9780802144652 (paperback) |
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0802144659 (paperback) |
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