The House of Morgan

Posted on by

The winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty Acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal as brilliantly researched and written, the book tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned It is the definitive account of the rise of the modern financial world A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, The House of Morgan traces the trajectory of the J P Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987 Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the private saga of the Morgans and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved Based on extensive interviews and access to the family and business archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece, a compelling account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it, and an essential book for understanding the money and power behind the major historical events of the last 150 years. New Download [ The House of Morgan ] author [ Ron Chernow ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In his first massive biographical tome, Ron Chernow definitely takes up an undertaking that proves daunting and yet highly interesting Chernow sought to explore not only financial ties in America through the ages, but to explore a powerful financial, business, and political force that has lasted forthan a few decades The Morgan name has been deeply ensconced in the American fabric the international one as well for well over a century, helping to steer world events and political ideals In his first massive biographical tome, Ron Chernow definitely takes up an undertaking that proves daunting and yet highly interesting Chernow sought to explore no...This was the first Chernow documentary I ever read and immediately fell in love with his style He is the sort of historian who loads his books with so much information that it s impossible not to walk awayknowledgeable on the subject matter He capturesin one chapter than some other biographies capture in an entire book.What stands out most is that he not only saturates the book with information, but he also humanizes the characters House of Morgan doesn t just give the chronologic This was the first Chernow documentary I ever read and immediately fell in love with his style He is the sort of historian who loads his books with so much information that it s impossible not to walk awayknowledgeable on the subject matter He capturesin one chapter than some other biographies capture in an entire book.What stands out most is that he not only saturates the book with information, but he also humanizes the characters House of Morgan doesn t just give the chronological history of Junius, JP, and JP Jr, in their journey of establishing financial dominance it also captures their humanity their strengths, weaknesses, merits, and faults Believe me there were a lot of faults It s also just a fascinating piece of American history So much of what we take for granted today was innovative durin...6 May 2010 Phew Finally finished this book Overall comment Unique and informative financial history, but rather too many threads to keep track of, so the writing loses momentum.In contrast to other reviews, I found Part III on 1948 to 1989 the most interesting There are so many nuggets of info here that help chart the evolution of banks from 1960 90, and a lot of the issues continue to echo today banks trading against clients, too big to fail, capital shortfalls, etc Above all, it seems 6 May 2010 Phew Finally finished this book Overall comment Unique and informative financial history, but rather too many threads to keep track of, so the writing loses momentum.In contrast to other reviews, I found Part III on 1948 to 1989 the most interesting There are so many nuggets of info here that help chart the evolution of banks from 1960 90, and a lot of the issues continue to echo today banks trading against clients, too big to fail, capital shortfalls, etc Above all, it seems to me that despite all the regulations, banks have always managed to squirm and evolve into new, powerful, dangerous forms in some cases, regulation reduced profitable opportunities in core businesses and ironically forced banks into riskier,aggressive, business, to sustain growth I doubt regulation will do anythingthan stall the ne...For those of you who aren t familiar with my background, I possess college degrees in both Political Science and Finance I am fascinated with the subjects of history and economics So, when I started reading House of Morgan, I quickly realized that the book in my hands was the culmination of all my favorite subjects put together Ron Chernow, already on my radar as a foremost biographer, was apparently in charge of financial policy studies for a public policy foundation during the 1980 s With For those of you who aren t familiar with my background, I possess college degrees in both Political Science and Finance I am fascinated with the subjects of history and economics So, when I started reading House of Morgan, I quickly realized that the book in my hands was the culmination of all my favorite subjects put together Ron Chernow, already on my radar as a foremost biographer, was apparently in charge of financial policy studies for a public policy foundation during the 1980 s With this background, he sought to put together a comprehensive look at the changes taken pl...It is not a large bank, as Wall Street banks go, said the New York Times. A dozen other institutions have much larger resources What really counts is not so much its money as its reputation and brains It is not a mere bank it is an institution I had heard of the House of Morgan and knew it was prestigious, but being on the west coast, and a person without wealth and no hopes of it, I didn t really know muchthan that This book presented itself to me...I love Ron Chernow But even I have to admit that unless you are truly interested in banking and the history of each little piece of the House of Morgan, you only have to read the first half of this book which covers the crucial period 1830 1950.Ron Chernow is one of the very best historians of our time But The House of Morgan is not his finest work.The research is there exhaustive as it always is with Chernow s financial histories The problem is that he, himself, seems to run out of enthusiasm for his subject Two thirds the way through it, after having chronicledthan 180 years of the family and its multifarious banking manifestations, his presentation begins to show an attitude of Geesh, let s get this thing over with His Ron Chernow is one of the very best historians of our time But The House of Morgan is not his finest work.The research is there exhaustive as it always ...Better than a text book highly educational and interesting.An exhausting 720 pages of text followed by extensive notes, bibliography and index covers all the houses of Morgan and the most significant Morgan men Junius, Pierpont, and Jack from even its pre Morgan days, when George Peabody began the firm before retiring he took on Junius Morgan in the early 19th century, up to the 1987 crash The London branch, Morgan Grenfell, is covered The bank was, if not the most upper crusty, certainly...I picked this book after reading Alexander Hamilton by Chernow the best biography I have ever read This is a historical masterpiece, and it earned a 4 from me instead of a 5 only because the subject matter was a little but less captivating to me than Hamilton s life, but this isn t totally fair to the author The book is excruciatingly and wonderfully detailed I can t imagine how a person writesthan one book like this in their lifetime, but chernow has done it.The Morgan family has pla I picked this book after reading Alexander Hamilton by Chernow the best biography I have ever read This is a historical masterpiece, and it earned a 4 from me instead of a 5 only because the subject matter was a little but less captivating to me than Hamilton s life, but this isn t totally fair to the author The book is excruciatingly and wonderfully detailed I can t imagine how a person writesthan one book like this in their lifetime, but chernow has done it.The Morgan family has played such an integral rule in the world, and I never knew quite how many world affairs they played a leadership role in until I read this book We think of JP Morgan Chase bank now as a behemoth, but it is a whisper and a shadow compared to the bank that financed world wars and rescued new York city.I enjoyed the first two parts the most, Baronial and Diplomatic ages because they focusedon...

The House of Morgan
  • English
  • 24 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 812 pages
  • 0802138292
  • Ron Chernow
  • The House of Morgan