Synopsis
"Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary."—The Christian Science Monitor
The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the...
Details
03 October 2006400 pages
9780805081343Imprint: Holt Paperbacks
Reviews
“Morris skillfully assembles a great deal of academic and anecdotal research . . . Impressive.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Superb . . . Gracefully and eloquently clarifies these men's frequently misunderstood roles in the shaping of modern U.S. commerce.” —The Providence Journal
