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American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street’s Biggest Fortune
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Author:
Greg Steinmetz
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Date:
August 30, 2022
The biography of Jay Gould, the greatest 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, greed, and bare-knuckled tactics made him richer than Rockefeller and led Wall Street to institute its first financial reforms.
What The Reviewers Say
... lively, succinct, altogether admirable.
Concise.
... smart.
Steinmetz writes in short chapters and with focused and clear prose, weaving in vital historical context. The result is like a chronological collection of news articles about particular episodes of Gould's life. It's an accessible and informative biography that communicates a clear message and major ramifications for today's different, but in some ways similar, rough-and-tumble business world..
