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Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume biography of George Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of George Washington as a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods.

Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow presents a comprehensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant, revealing the complexities of his life as a general and president. From early failures to military triumphs and a troubled presidency, Chernow sheds light on Grant's struggles with alcoholism and his commitment to justice for black Americans, offering a nuanced portrait of this often-misunderstood figure.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a comprehensive biography of Alexander Hamilton, highlighting his significant influence on America's founding. Chernow portrays Hamilton as a complex figure driven by patriotism, detailing his rise from an orphan to key political roles, including Treasury Secretary. This biography reexamines Hamilton's legacy and its impact on modern America.

A biography of America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., drawing from Rockefeller's personal papers to provide information about his rustic origins, his creation of Standard Oil, his often controversial business tactics, and his personal relationships and attributes

Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century. "From the Trade Paperback edition.

Chernows Biographie über Rockefeller ist eine detaillierte Darstellung einer klassischen US-Karriere: aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen zum reichsten Mann der Welt. Chernow beschäftigt sich über weite Strecken mit der Persönlichkeit und den Lebensumständen Rockefellers. Der Autor versucht, die Entwicklung dieses Wirtschaftsführers zum reichen Wohltäter nachzuvollziehen, der andererseits durch skrupellose Geschäftspraktiken zum Hauptziel der ersten Anti-Trust-Gesetze in den USA wurde. Interessant sind die Ideen Rockefellers zu Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen und zur Delegation von Verantwortung. Doch gelegentlich scheint bei Chernow die Kritik an Rockefellers Fehlleistungen etwas zu kurz zu kommen. getAbstract empfiehlt dieses Buch dennoch allen, die an einer faszinierenden Wirtschaftsbiographie und dem Entstehen der Anti-Trust-Gesetzgebung interessiert sind

A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, "Titan" draws on unprecedented access to John D. Rockefeller's private papers to reconstruct the story of his troubled origins and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. 105 photos.

A candid history of the American banking dynasty spans four generations and chronicles both the evolution of modern finance and the glamorous social strata of the times.

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.

The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life, he carries the reader through Washington's troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian Wars, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention and his magnificent performance as America's first president.Despite the reverence his name inspires Washington remains a waxwork to many readers, worthy but dull, a laconic man of remarkable self-control. But in this groundbreaking work Chernow revises forever the uninspiring stereotype. He portrays Washington as a strapping, celebrated horseman, elegant dancer and tireless hunter, who guarded his emotional life with intriguing ferocity. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, he orchestrated their actions to help realise his vision for the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency.Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. This is a magisterial work from one of America's foremost writers and historians.