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Morgan the Magnificent
First published, August, 1930. Second printing August, 1930.
John Pierpont Morgan and the Banking Industry
The name “J.P. Morgan” may first bring to mind a large American bank, but it’s the man behind the bank who’s worth studying. Born in 1837, John Pierpont Morgan became one of the world’s leading financial minds in the late 19th century. This biographical text explores Morgan’s life and accomplishments, including his career in banking and his involvement in the steel industry, General Electric, and International Harvester. Through curriculum-focused text, primary sources, historical photographs, and a timeline, readers gain a full understanding of why Morgan is known as one of the United States’ greatest entrepreneurs.
John Pierpont Morgan
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John Pierpont Morgan and the Banking Industry
The name “J.P. Morgan” may first bring to mind a large American bank, but it’s the man behind the bank who’s worth studying. Born in 1837, John Pierpont Morgan became one of the world’s leading financial minds in the late 19th century. This biographical text explores Morgan’s life and accomplishments, including his career in banking and his involvement in the steel industry, General Electric, and International Harvester. Through curriculum-focused text, primary sources, historical photographs, and a timeline, readers gain a full understanding of why Morgan is known as one of the United States’ greatest entrepreneurs.
The Morgans
The House of Morgan personified economic power in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Carosso constructs an in-depth account of the evolution, operations, and management of the Morgan banks at London, New York, Philadelphia, and Paris, from the time Junius Spencer Morgan left Boston for London to the death of his son, John Pierpont Morgan.
Morgan
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The definitive portrait of the Gilded Age icon J. Pierpont Morgan, presenting his tumultuous life both in and out of the public eye, from the award-winning author of Alice James and Family Romance “Magnificent . . . the fullest and most revealing look at this remarkable, complex man that we are likely to get.”—The Wall Street Journal “It is hard to imagine a biographer coming any closer to perfection.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch History has remembered him as a complex and contradictory figure, part robber baron and part patron saint. J. Pierpont Morgan earned his reputation as “the Napoleon of Wall Street...
J.P. Morgan's Way
There is no arguing J.P. Morgan’s monumental influence. As both the guardian of America’s financial sturdiness and a well-appointed exploiter of the system’s regulatory shortcomings, Morgan’s actions raised questions that still resonate: What does it mean for Wall Street to be out of control? How best can government and business collaborate when it comes to buttressing a fragile economy? Should financial interests be allowed to profit from government bailouts? By delving into Morgan’s attitudes and way of thinking, we can begin to understand the motivations and limitations of modern-day financial giants like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and even Warren Buffett. These are lessons ...
