ISBN: 9781626813946

A National Book Award Finalist from the bestselling Frederic Morton No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europes great events, has featured such var… Mehr…

A National Book Award Finalist from the bestselling Frederic Morton No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europes great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. To this day they remain one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the world. In Frederic Mortons classic tale, the family is finely painted on the page and brought vividly to life. Here youll meet Mayer, long-time adviser to Germanys princes, who broke through the barriers of a Frankfurt ghetto and placed his family on the road to wealth and power; Lord Alfred, who maintained a private train, private orchestra (which he conducted), and private circus (of which he was ringmaster); Baron Philippe, whose rarefied vintages bear labels that were created by great artists, among them Picasso, Dali, and Haring; and Kathleen Nica Rothschild de Koenigswarter, the jazz baroness, in whose arms Charlie Parker died. The family itself has been at the center of some of the most crucial moments in history: the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, the development of the Suez Canal, the introduction of Jews in the House of Lords. Through it all, the Rothschild name has continued to represent the family ideal, and no author has so nimbly captured the eccentric brilliance of blood as Frederic Morton.; EPUB; Art & Photography > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists, art monographs, Bloodaxe Books<

ISBN: 9781626813946

This National Book Award finalist by the author ofA Nervous Splendorchronicles the rise of the international banking dynasty. No other family in the past three centuries has been as const… Mehr…

This National Book Award finalist by the author ofA Nervous Splendorchronicles the rise of the international banking dynasty. No other family in the past three centuries has been as constantly at the center of European history, amassed as much wealth, or featured so many spectacular personalities, as the Rothschilds. In Frederic Mortons magisterial study, the family is brought vividly to life from its initial rise in 18thcentury Germany through successive generations down to the 20th. Here youll meet Mayer, long-time adviser to Germanys princes, who broke through the barriers of Frankfurt's Jewish ghetto to become the ';founding father of international finance'; Lord Alfred, who maintained a private train and played ringmaster at his own private circus; Baron Philippe, whose rarefied vintages bear labels created by artists including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Keith Haring; and Kathleen Nica Rothschild de Koenigswarter, the jazz baroness, in whose arms Charlie Parker died. The family itself has been at the center of some of the most crucial moments in history: the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, the development of the Suez Canal, and the introduction of Jews in the House of Lords. Through it all, the Rothschild name has continued to represent the family ideal, and no author has so nimbly captured their eccentric brilliance as Frederic Morton.; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general, Diversion Books<

ISBN: 9781626813946

The Rothschilds - A Family Portrait: ab 16.99 € eBooks > Biographien & Autobiographien Diversion Books, Diversion Books

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ISBN: 9781626813946

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