Description: The rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the firms they spawned, this is the definitive account of the rise of the modern financial world. A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, the book traces the trajectory of the J. P. Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987. Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the Morgans' private saga and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved. Based on extensive interviews and access to various archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece.
Brief description:
Ron Chernow is the prizewinning author of eight books and the recipient of the 2015 National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award and the Ambassador Award for his contribution to the study of American culture. Washington: A Life won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Alexander Hamilton was the inspiration for the Broadway musical. The Warburgs won the Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing in 1993 and was also selected by the American Library Association as one of that year's best nonfiction books.
Review Quotes:
"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. It is, quite simply, a tour de force."
-- "New York Times Book Review"