Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
Though reviled for more than a century as Wall Street's greatest villain, Jay Gould was in fact its most original creative genius. Gould was the robber baron's robber baron, the most astute financial and business strategist of his time and also the most widely hated. In Dark Genius of Wall Street, acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation -- and one of the inventors of modern business.
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Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
Though reviled for more than a century as Wall Street's greatest villain, Jay Gould was in fact its most original creative genius. Gould was the robber baron's robber baron, the most astute financial and business strategist of his time and also the most widely hated. In Dark Genius of Wall Street, acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation -- and one of the inventors of modern business.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786722310 |
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Publisher: | Basic Books |
Publication date: | 07/31/2008 |
Sold by: | Hachette Digital, Inc. |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 384 |
File size: | 815 KB |
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