House of Rothschild, The, Volume 1: Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848

From the bestselling author of*The Ascent of Money*and*The Square and the Tower

In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. And he tells a family saga, tracing the import...