false 51813285 2188455 16131 0802138292 9780802138293 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131.The_House_of_Morgan_An_American_Banking_Dynasty_and_the_Rise_of_Modern_Finance 4.03 154 The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty. Acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal as "brilliantly researched and written," the book tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned. It is the definitive account of the rise of the modern financial world. A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, The House of Morgan traces the trajectory of the J. P. Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987. Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the private saga of the Morgans and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved. Based on extensive interviews and access to the family and business archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece, a compelling account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it, and an essential book for understanding the money and power behind the major historical events of the last 150 years.]]> 9950 4.17 1625 304 2001 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Tue Apr 07 09:41:16 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:46:07 -0700 2009 more...]]>