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1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World

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As financial panic rocked the world, empires, economies and everyday life changed forever. From the Rothschilds’ influence to the rise of global capitalism, Liaquat Ahamed explores the first great depression and its lasting impact on modernization.

“A lively and compelling account . . . The cumulative effect is impressive. . . . Ahamed tells his story with an easy fluency and a high velocity.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Superb . . . Ahamed thrillingly brings back to life a boom not unlike today's . . . In the process, he illuminates new ways of thinking about finance.” —Financial Times

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Literary Hub

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lords of Finance, a magnificent and timely rec...