The House of Morgan

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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.

Critics Review

  • “As a portrait of finance, politics, and the
    world of avarice and ambition on Wall Street, the book has the movement and
    tension of an epic novel. It is, quite simply, a tour de force.”

    New York Times Book Review

  • “As informative and entertaining a history,
    especially of the period from 1880 to 1930, as this reviewer has ever read…Nowhere
    has our tenuous financial system been better described than by Chernow.”

    Los Angeles Times Book Review

  • “To a potentially dry and certainly difficult subject—the influence of high finance on modern life—Chernow brings a lively style and the endurance of a trouper.”

    Wall Street Journal

  • “A panoramic and well-researched look at the most powerful family of banks in America over the last century…Chernow has a supple, refined style.”

    Washington Post Book World

  • “Chernow deftly mixes biography with economics
    and explicates arcane matters of high finance with sparkling clarity…A
    fascinating historical journey from Charles Dickens’ London to Tom Wolfe’s New
    York.”

    Atlantic

  • “Epic…Chernow melds deep insights into the life
    and times of Morgan bankers over 150 years with the flow of world history and
    the growth of banking and finance. With rich detail and warmth, he brings to
    life the defunct species of gentleman banker.”

    Chicago Tribune

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