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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801857716
ISBN-13
9780801857713
eBay Product ID (ePID)
344351
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life and Legend of Jay Gould
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Rich & Famous, History, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
85-024107
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
'A wonderful read.' -- USA Today'Klein... has delved deep into archives that most previous writers on Gould have ignored, and is able to back up his revisionist assertions with a multitude of telling details.' -- New York Times'Klein has certainly done his homework.' -- Louis S. Auchincloss, New York Review of Books, "Klein... has delved deep into archives that most previous writers on Gould have ignored, and is able to back up his revisionist assertions with a multitude of telling details."-- New York Times, Klein... has delved deep into archives that most previous writers on Gould have ignored, and is able to back up his revisionist assertions with a multitude of telling details.
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The
Dewey Decimal
332/.092/4 B
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
''A wonderful read.''-USA Today ''Klein . . . has delved deep into archives that most previous writers on Gould have ignored, and is able to back up his revisionist assertions with a multitude of telling details.''-New York Times He was, for Joseph Pulitzer, ''one of the most sinister figures that have ever flitted bat-like across the vision of the American people.'' According to the New York Times, ''the work of reform is but half done . . . when people claiming to be respectable are not ashamed of being associated with a man such as he.'' He was Jay Gould, the individual who for a century has been singled out as the most despicable and unscrupulous of the Robber Barons. In this splendid biography, Maury Klein paints the most complete portrait of the notorious Gould that we have ever had. His Gould is a brilliant but ruthless businessman who merged dying railroads into expansive and profit-making lines, including the giant Union Pacific. ''Clearly organized, meticulously researched, and skillfully written.''-Washington Post ''Lucid and engrossing.''-Businessweek ''Klein's biography is a balanced, objective, and fascinating account.''-Philadelphia Inquirer, ''A wonderful read.''-USA Today ''Klein . . . has delved deep into archives that most previous writers on Gould have ignored, and is able to back up his revisionist assertions with a multitude of telling details.''-New York Times He was, for Joseph Pulitzer, ''one of the most sinister figures that have ever flitted bat-like across the vision of ......, Jay Gould was an individual who for a century has been singled out as the most unscrupulous of the turn-of-the-century robber barons. In this splendid biography Maury Klein paints the most complete portrait of the notorious Gould ever written. Klein's Gould is a brilliant but ruthless businessman who merged dying railroads into expansive, profit-making lines, including the giant Union Pacific. 40 illustrations.
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