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The definitive full-scale portrait of J. Pierpont Morgan's
tumultuous life, both in and out of the public eye
History has remembered him as a complex and contradictory figure,
part robber baron and part patron saint. J. Pierpont Morgan earned
his reputation as "the Napoleon of Wall Street" by reorganizing the
nation's railroads and creating industrial giants such as General
Electric and U.S. Steel. At a time when the country had no Federal
Reserve system, he appointed himself a one-man central bank. He had
two wives, three yachts, four children, six houses, mistresses, and
one of the finest art collections in America. In this extraordinary
book, drawing extensively on new material, award-winning biographer
Jean Strouse vividly portrays the financial colossus, the avid
patron of the arts, and the entirely human character behind all the
myths.
Praise for "Morgan"
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"Magnificent . . . the fullest and most revealing look at this
remarkable, complex man that we are likely to get."--"The Wall
Street Journal"
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"A masterpiece . . . No one else has told the tale of Pierpont
Morgan in the detail, depth, and understanding of Jean
Strouse."--Robert Heilbroner, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"It is hard to imagine a biographer coming any closer to
perfection."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
"Strouse is in full command of Pierpont Morgan's personal life,
his financial operations, his collecting, and his benefactions, and
presents a rich, vivid picture of the background against which they
took place. . . . A magnificent biography.""--The New York Review
of Books "
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"With uncommon intelligence, maturity, and psychological insight,
"Morgan: American Financier" is that rare masterpiece biography
that enables us to penetrate the soul of a complex human
being.""--The Philadelphia Inquirer"
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