An edition of Men of wealth (1941)

Men of wealth

the story of twelve significant fortunes from the Renaissance to the present day.

Men of wealth
Flynn, John T., Flynn, John T.
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March 24, 2024 | History
An edition of Men of wealth (1941)

Men of wealth

the story of twelve significant fortunes from the Renaissance to the present day.

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English
Pages
531

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Table of Contents

Fugger the Rich: organizer of capitalism.
John Law: money magician.
The Rothschilds: imperialist bankers.
Interlogue one: Cosimo de' Medici, Sir Thomas Gresham, Jacques Coeur, The art and industry of make-up, Writers as money-makers.
Robert Owen: the reformer.
Cornelius Vanderbilt: the rail king.
Hetty Green: the miser.
Interlogue two: Misers, Poverty.
Mitsui: the dynast.
Cecil Rhodes: empire builder.
Basil Zaharoff: the warmaker.
Interlogue three: Hugo Stinnes, Land fortunes, Dynastic fortunes.
Mark Hanna: the politico.
John D. Rockefeller: the builder.
J. Pierpont Morgan: the promoter.

Edition Notes

Reprint of the 1941 ed.

Published in
Freeport, N.Y
Series
Essay index reprint series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
920.02
Library of Congress
CT105 .F55 1971

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 531 p.
Number of pages
531

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4466883M
ISBN 10
0836920473
LCCN
79142629
Goodreads
4449723

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