Description: "Originally published in hardcover in 2005 by Times Books."--T.p. verso.
Brief description: Charles R. Morris (1939-2021) was the author of several books including Tycoon, American Catholic and Money, Greed, and Risk. He was a lawyer and banker, and was president of a financial services software company. A regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, he also wrote for The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic Monthly.
Review Quotes:
"Morris skillfully assembles a great deal of academic and anecdotal research . . . Impressive."
--The New York Times Book Review
--The Providence Journal "Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary."
--The Christian Science Monitor