Men of wealth
Subtitle: the story of twelve significant fortunes from the renaissance to the present day
By: by John T. Flynn.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1941
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
Subjects: Biography.
Description: Fugger the Rich.--John Law.--The Rothschilds.--Interlogue one: Cosimo de' Medici, Sir Thomas Gresham, Jacques Coeur. The art and industry of make-up. Writers as money-makers.--Robert Owen.--Cornelius Vanderbilt.--Hetty Green.--Interlogue two: Misers, Poverty.--Mitsui.--Cecil Rhodes.--Basil Zaharoff.--Interlogue three: Hugo Stines, Land fortunes. Dynastic fortunes.--Mark Hanna.--John D. Rockefeller.--J. Pierpont Morgan.
Table of contents: title: Fugger the Rich.; title: John Law.; title: The Rothschilds.; title: Interlogue one: Cosimo de' Medici, Sir Thomas Gresham, Jacques Coeur. The art and industry of make-up. Writers as money-makers.; title: Robert Owen.; title: Cornelius Vanderbilt.; title: Hetty Green.; title: Interlogue two: Misers, Poverty.; title: Mitsui.; title: Cecil Rhodes.; title: Basil Zaharoff.; title: Interlogue three: Hugo Stines, Land fortunes.  Dynastic fortunes.; title: Mark Hanna.; title: John D. Rockefeller.; title: J. Pierpont Morgan.