Six Tycoons The Lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Kennedy

by Derbyshire, Wyn

• ISBN13: 9781904905851
• ISBN10: 1904905854
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-23
• Publisher: Spiramus Press

Summary

John Jacob Astor Cornelius Vanderbilt Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Henry Ford Joseph P. Kennedy Even today, long after their deaths, the names of these six men continue to be associated with wealth and power. When they were alive, they dominated their worlds as few men had done before, and few have done since. Now in paperback, this book contains the life stories of six of the richest men who ever lived in America. Their lives offer us windows into ways of life that most of us can only imagine an opportunity to glimpse times when laws, attitudes, prejudices, and opportunities were very different from today. Their achievements financial, political, and social continue to affect us to this day, for good or ill. Additionally, their mistakes still offer important lessons about the acquisition, use, and abuse of wealth and power. And had they not lived, the history of America and the world might have been very different indeed.

Author Biography

Wyn Derbyshire originally trained as a research chemist, gaining a PhD from the University of Cambridge before qualifying as a lawyer. He has for many years been interested in financial history. He is writing a series of biographies of tycoons for Spiramus Press.