House of Rothschild : Money's Prophets: 1798-1848
by Niall Ferguson
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Author: Niall FergusonEdition: Paperback
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Published: 1999-11-01
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Number of pages: 672
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Book Review: Not all the true
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought those books (1st & 2nd volumes)'cause the writer says he did the research with the Rothschild family consent and with the family's data.
Then some "mitology" (how they knew before all the Napoleon defead is one of them)is clarified. But he didn't see what is behind some facts that may be the family data doesn't reveal 'cause nobody reveals all the secrets .How the House of Morgan and the House of Rockfeller has long ago tied themselves with the Rothschild's House.And 'cause this the Author says the Rothschild failed to come to United States... and has a lot of writes(Eustace Mullins,Edward Griffim ,etc)that say ,when and how ,the links, between those Houses ,is working since they began a long time ago untill now and how the Rothschild's House control the Global Economy.This was a great deception...I was with the Author in B&N to ask for his signature and I told about this failure to him .
Summary of House of Rothschild : Money's Prophets: 1798-1848
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 importance of unity and the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto and later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe. A definitive work of impeccable scholarship with a thoroughly engaging narrative, "The House of Rothschild" is a biography of the rarest kind, in which mysterious and fascinating historical figures finally spring to life.Founded in the late 18th century by expatriate German Jews, the London-based House of Rothschild was within decades the largest banking enterprise in the world. Its principals controlled a vast portion of the industrial world's wealth--more so, Oxford historian Niall Ferguson writes, than any family has since--and as a result enjoyed tremendous political influence in the major capitals of Europe, counting as allies such important figures as Metternich and Wellington. That influence would provoke countless anti-Semitic tracts fulminating against Jewish usury and against the power of "Eastern potentates" in the empires of England and France. Although the Rothschilds were well aware of their power and not reluctant to use it, they operated fairly, Ferguson notes. For example, whereas lending rates in the textile industry, in which the Rothschilds got their start, were often 20 percent, the fledgling house charged 5 to 9 percent. Through shrewd, complex negotiations they helped promote peace and the beginnings of economic union throughout Europe.
Ferguson's sprawling history covers much ground and involves a cast of hundreds of players. At the outset he notes that his book was commissioned by the modern descendants of the House of Rothschild; even so, he approaches his task with careful balance and a critical eye, pointing out the Rothschilds' failings as well as successes. The result is a fine, solid contribution to economic history, one that, unlike so many books in the field, is eminently readable. --Gregory McNamee
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