Publication

2005 - H. Holt and Co., New York

Language

English

Word Count

95,500 words, Guess

Page Count

382 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing320670
  • Goodreads1653933

Classifications

  • DDC338.092/273
  • LCCHD70.U5 M67 2005

Description

In *The Tycoons*, lawyer Charles R. Morris narrates and analyzes the careers of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. Morris emphasizes their influence on the American economy, which extends even to the present day.

First Sentence

Abraham Lincoln was pronounced dead shortly after seven o'clock on a rain-soaked Holy Saturday morning, April 15, 1865.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The tycoons: how Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan invented the American supereconomyHardcoverH. Holt and Co.2005-01-01

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