Description: John D. Rockefeller, Sr., history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty, is an icon whose true nature has eluded generations of historians. Ron Chernow offers a detailed and insightful history of the mogul based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's rich trove of papers. Rockefeller was likely the most controversial businessman in our nation's history, spending more than thirty years dodging investigations. While providing abundant evidence of Rockefeller's misdeeds, Chernow discards the stereotype of the cold-blooded monster to sketch an unforgettably human portrait of a quirky, eccentric original.
Brief description:
Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.
Review Quotes:
"A monumental and mesmerizing biography...A fascinating yarn, capturing a man who insisted he could serve God and Mammon."
-- "San Diego Union-Tribune"