The House of Rothschild
Subtitle: Money's Prophets 1798-1848
By: by Niall Ferguson.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 648
Subjects: Rothschild family; Bankers -- Europe -- Biography; Banks and banking -- Europe -- History -- 19th century; Jews -- Europe -- Biography
Description: The Mythology surrounding the Rothschilds' wealth and power is two centuries old. Now the historical reality, long buried in the bank's archives, is revealed for the first time by Oxford historian and bestselling author Niall Ferguson in this definitive account of a legendary banking dynasty's rise to power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Money's prophets 1798-1848.