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The house of Rothschild : money's prophets 1798-1848 / Niall Ferguson.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HG1552.A1 F46 1998
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferguson, Niall
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rothschild family.
- Bankers--Europe--Biography.
- Bankers.
- Banks and banking--Europe--History--19th century.
- Banks and banking.
- Jews--Europe--Biography.
- Jews.
- History.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 648 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking, [1998]
- Summary:
- Bestselling author Niall Ferguson offers a myth-breaking portrait of one of the most fascinating and powerful families in Europe. Hidden for nearly 50 years in the KGB's special archive, the uncovered records cast new light on the banking family's rise to preeminence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [599]-626) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0670857688
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