-
Anglický jazyk
A Disposition to Be Rich
Autor: Geoffrey C. Ward
A New York Times Notable Book The compelling behind-the-scenes story of the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age, whose villainy bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and stunned the world of finance-told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey... Viac o knihe
Na objednávku, dodanie 2-4 týždne
21.33 €
bežná cena: 23.70 €
O knihe
A New York Times Notable Book The compelling behind-the-scenes story of the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age, whose villainy bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and stunned the world of finance-told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward. Ferdinand Ward, the son of a Protestant missionary and small-town pastor, moved to New York at twenty-one and, in less than a decade, made himself the business partner of a former president and established himself as the "Young Napoleon of Finance." In truth, he was running a massive pyramid scheme. Drawing from thousands of family documents never before examined, Geoffrey C. Ward traces his great-grandfather's rapid rise to riches and fame, and his even more dizzying fall from grace, in a narrative populated with mistresses, crooked bankers, corrupt New York officials, and a desperate kidnapping scheme. Here is a great story about a classic American con artist.
- Vydavateľstvo: Knopf
- Rok vydania: 2013
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 203 x 132 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9780345804693
Ruský jazyk 
