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Hetty: The Fascinating Story of America's Richest Woman, the Witch of Wall Street, and the Trailblazer of Female Entrepreneurship in the Gilded Age

When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed, this unlikely robber baron -- who parlayed a comfortable inheritance into a fortune that was worth about 1.6 billion in today's dollars -- was frugal to a fault. But in an age when women weren't even allowed to vote, never mind concern themselves with interest rates, she lived by her own rules. In Hetty, Charles Slack reexamines her life and legacy, giving us, at long last, a splendidly "nuanced portrait" (Newsweek) of one of the greatest -- and most eccentric -- financiers in American history.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Country USA
Brand Ecco
Manufacturer Ecco
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2005-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780060542573

Country	USA
Brand	Ecco
Manufacturer	Ecco
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2005-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780060542573

Hetty: The Fascinating Story of America's Richest Woman, the Witch of Wall Street, and the Trailblazer of Female Entrepreneurship in the Gilded Age

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