Titan is a magnificent biography-balanced, revelatory, elegantly written. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him “to give all I could” his devotion to his father and the wry sense of humor that made him the country’s most colorful codger. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists-and an utter enigma.ĭrawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller’s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects’ troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. Tapa blanda 30 Marzo 2004 de Ron Chernow (Author) 2,305 calificaciones Ver todos los formatos y ediciones Kindle US12.99 Leer con nuestra Aplicación gratuita Audiolibro US0.00 Gratis con tu prueba de Audible Pasta dura desde US99.97 1 Usado de US99. He took internal monitoring to an advanced stage. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. Rockefeller was the sort of stubborn person who only grew more determined with rejection.
Rockefeller, Sr.-the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalistįrom the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D.
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