the house of morgan part 1 of 2 ron chernow

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'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Bulge bracket banks are the world's largest multi-national investment banks, serving mostly large corporations, institutional investors and governments. ''A brilliant, generation-spanning history of the Morgan banking empire, which offers a wealth of social and political as well as economic perspectives.'' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Chernow has a supple, refined style.'' - Washington Post Book World ''A panoramic and well-researched look at the most powerful family of banks in America over the last century. ''To a potentially dry and certainly difficult subject - the influence of high finance on modern life - Chernow brings a lively style and the endurance of a trouper.'' - Wall Street Journal Superb history.'' - Library Journal (starred review) ''Chernow vividly portrays the influence that the Morgan banks have had on the history of the Western economy since the late eighteenth century.

''Packed with revelations, Chernow's mammoth history demystifies the inner workings of the secretive Morgan banking empire.'' - Publishers Weekly A fascinating historical journey from Charles Dickens' London to Tom Wolfe's New York.'' - Atlantic Monthly ''Chernow deftly mixes biography with economics and explicates arcane matters of high finance with sparkling clarity. With rich detail and warmth, he brings to life the defunct species of gentleman banker.'' - Chicago Tribune Chernow melds deep insights into the life and times of Morgan bankers over 150 years with the flow of world history and the growth of banking and finance. Chernow uses his gift for description to bring out vividly the personalities of his principals.'' - San Francisco Chronicle

“ ''“An astonishingly detailed and fascinating story of the Morgan banks and the men who have run them. Nowhere has our tenuous financial system been better described than by Chernow.'' - Los Angeles Times Book Review ''“As informative and entertaining a history, especially of the period from 1880 to 1930, as this reviewer has ever read. It is, quite simply, a tour de force.'' - New York Times Book Review ''As a portrait of finance, politics and the world of avarice and ambition on Wall Street, the book has the movement and tension of an epic novel.

The house of morgan part 1 of 2 ron chernow