The House of Morgan
Subtitle: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 832
ISBN-13: 9780802138293
Subjects: Corporate & Business History - General; Banks And Banking; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Banks & Banking; Business & Economics / Banks & Banking; Business
First sentence: WHEN Baltimore merchant George Peabody sailed for London in 1835, the world was in the throes of a debt crisis.