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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140286624

ISBN-139780140286625

eBay Product ID (ePID)1731641

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Book TitleHouse of Rothschild Vol. 2 : Volume 2: the World's Banker: 1849-1999

Number of Pages592 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicBanks & Banking, Rich & Famous, Historical

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreBiography & Autobiography, Business & Economics

AuthorNiall Ferguson

Book SeriesThe House of Rothschild Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-278582

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination." -Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books "Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read." - The New York Times Book Review "Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history." - Boston Globe, "A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination." -- Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books "Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read." -- The New York Times Book Review "Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history." --Boston Globe, "A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination." -- Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books "Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read." -- The New York Times Book Review "Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history." --Boston Globe

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Series Volume Number2

Number of Volumes2 vols.

Dewey Decimal332.1092/24 B

Grade ToUP

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisA major work of economic, social and political history, Niall Ferguson's The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1999 is the second volume of the acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was hailed as a "great biography" by Time magazine and named one of the best books of the year by Business Week . Now, with all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced their ascent, Ferguson - the first historian with access to the long-lost Rothschild family archives - concludes his myth-breaking portrait of once of the most fascinating and power families of all time. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of the Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. Yet the Rothschilds' failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States proved fateful, and as financial power shifted from London to New York after 1914, their power waned. "A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination." -- Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books "Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read." -- The New York Times Book Review "Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history." --Boston Globe Niall Ferguson's new book The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook will be published in January 2018.

LC Classification NumberHG1552.A1F46 1998