The house of Rothschild : money's prophets 1798-1848 / Niall Ferguson.
Series: The house of Rothschild. 1 Publication details: New York : Penguin, 1999.Description: 518 pages : ill. (some col.), geneal. table ; 24 cmISBN:- 0140240845 (pbk. : v. 1)
- 9780140240849 (pbk. : v. 1)
- 0140286624 (pbk. : v. 2)
- 9780140286625 (pbk. : v. 2)
- 332.1092/24 B 22
- HG1552.A1 F46 1998
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 332.109 FER | Rothschild Bk.1 | Available | 058367 |
"This is the first of two volumes of The House of Rothschild"--T.p. verso, [v. 1].
"In Great Britain The house of Rothschild was published as one volume by Weidenfeld & Nicolson as The world's banker"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
[v. 1]. Money's prophets, 1798-1848 -- [v. 2]. The world's banker, 1849-1999.
"In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. And he tells a family saga, tracing the importance of family unity and the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto and later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe. A definitive work of impeccable scholarship with a thoroughly engaging narrative, The House of Rothschild is a biography of the rarest kind, in which mysterious and fascinating historical figures finally spring to life." -- Amazon
