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John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a... read more
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- John D. Rockefeller, Sr.: Titan of oil refining industry.
- Edith: Add a description of this character.
- Bill
- Frank
- William Rockefeller
- Ida Tarbell
- Harper
- Gates
- Harold
- Bessie
- Hagler
- Abby
- Charles
- Henry Rogers
- Maurice Clark
- Andrews
- Margaret
- Cettie
- Inglis
- Eliza
- Mcclure
- Roosevelt
- Corrigan
- Nagler
- Gardner
- Flexner
- Dr. Strong
- Payne
- Nelson
- J. P. Morgan
- Hewitt
- Siddall
- Landis
- Drake
- Winthrop
- Dr. Biggar
- Johnston
- Aldrich
- Potts
- Carley
- Tuttle
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Archbold
- Chicago
- America
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Cleveland
- Ohio
- Wall Street
- Forest Hill
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Manhattan
- Washington
- Colorado
- Owego
- Titusville
- Moravia
- United States
- Alta
- Europe
- Florida
- Paris
- New Jersey
- Camden
- Richford
- Buffalo
- Texas
- Baptists
- Kykuit
- Lima
- Switzerland
- California
- Hearst
- France
- Vassar
- Carnegie
- Illinois
- White House
- Zurich
- West Virginia
- Kansas
- Baltimore
- Freeport
- Indiana
- New York Central
- Princeton
First Sentence edit
Godfrey married Lucy Avery in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, despite the grave qualms of her family.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
Prelude: Poison Tongue
1. The Flimflam Man
2. Fires of Revival
3. Bound to Be Rich
4. Baptism in Business
5. The Auction
6. The Poetry of the Age
7. Millionaires' Row
8. Conspirators
9. The New Monarch
10. Sphinx
11. The Holy Family
12. Insurrection in the Oil Fields
13. Seat of Empire
14. The Puppeteer
15. Widow's Funeral
16. A Matter of Trust
17. Captains of Erudition
18. Nemesis
19. The Dauphin
20. The Standard Oil Crowd
21. The Enthusiast
22. Avenging Angel
23. Faith of Fools
24. The Millionaires' Special
25. The Codger
26. The World's Richest Fugitive
27. Judgment Day
28. Benevolent Trust
29. Massacre
30. Introvert and Extrovert
31. Confessional
32. Dynastic Succession
33. Past, Present, Future
34. Heirs
35. See You in Heaven
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Ron Chernow (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0679438084
Page Count: 796
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0679438084
Page Count: 796
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1998: Biography/Autobiography)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 338.7622382092
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