The Rothschilds by Frederic MortonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Fascinating tale of a rise from desperate poverty in an 18th Century Jewish ghetto to globe-influencing wealth in a single generation. I found most interesting how the demise of the Hessians on the fields of the American Revolutionary War enriched the patriarch's patron with trickle down of gold for the formerly humber Rothschilds family. The books goes up to the WWII era and beyond until the rise of prodigal playboys.
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