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Ward, Geoffrey C.
Subjects
Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Friends and associates.
Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Biography.
Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Ponzi schemes -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Children of clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Friends and associates.
Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Biography.
Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Ponzi schemes -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Children of clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
MARC Display
A
disposition
to be
rich
:
how
a
small-town
pastor
's
son
ruined
an
American
president
,
brought
on a
Wall
Street
crash
, and
made
himself
the
best-hated
man
in the
United
States
/ Geoffrey C. Ward.
by
Ward, Geoffrey C.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Call #:
364.163 W258w
Subjects
Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925.
Grant, Ulysses
S
. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Friends and associates.
Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891.
Capitalists and financiers --
United
States
-- Biography.
Swindlers and swindling --
United
States
-- Biography.
Financial crises --
United
States
-- History -- 19th century.
Ponzi schemes -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Children of clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780679445302
0679445307
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
418 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. The Puritan -- The Higher Calling -- Labouring in Hope -- Chastened and Sanctified -- pt. 2. One of the Worst Boys -- A Contest for Principle & Truth -- The Triumph of the Monster, "War" -- Suspected of Evil -- pt. 3. The Young Napoleon of Finance -- The Avaricious Spirit -- The Bonanza
Man
-- The Imaginary Business -- Tears of Grateful Joy -- The End Has Come -- pt. 4. The Best Hated
Man
in the
United
States
-- A Magnificent and Audacious Swindle -- A Verdict at Last -- The Model Prisoner -- All That Loved Me Are in Heaven -- pt. 5. The Loving Father -- Driven to Desperation -- The Kidnapping -- Epilogue.
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Biographies.
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