Titan : The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

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Titan : The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. / Ron Chernow. - Wydanie 2. - New York : Vitage Books, 2004. - XXI, 774 strony : ilustracje ; 24 cm.

Autor

Chernow, Ron. Autor

Forma i typ

Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

Przynależność kulturowa

Literatura amerykańska

Temat

Rockefeller, John D. (1839-1937) Język angielski Przedsiębiorcy Stany Zjednoczone (USA)

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Biografia

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Gospodarka, ekonomia, finanse

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists--and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller's private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects' troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him "to give all I could"; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country's most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography--balanced, revelatory, elegantly written.

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Uwaga ogólna

Index na stronach 751-774.

Uwaga dotycząca bibliografii

Bibliography na stronach 737-749.