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The Financier

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513287379

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The Financier (1912) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser. The first installment of Dreiser’s Trilogy of Desire, The Financier has endured as a classic of naturalist fiction and remains a powerful example of social critique over a century after its publication. Followed by The Titan (1914) and The Stoic (1947), The Financier captures the greed at the heart of the Gilded Age, a time when tycoons rose with total impunity to take over swaths of American industry. Based on the life of Charles Yerkes, an influential businessman who funded the development of railway systems in Chicago and London, The Financier is a masterpiece of twentieth century American literature that continues to resonate today. Born the son of a banker, Frank Cowperhood comes of age in a rapidly changing Philadelphia. Determined to make something at himself, he discovers his talent for purchasing goods at a low price in order to sell them for a profit to local stores. Eventually, he finds work at several local finance companies, gaining the trust of the local elite while enriching himself through dubious deals and schemes. Despite his young age, he marries a wealthy widow, cementing his status as a man of fortune. When he is caught up in an investigation into thefts from the city treasury, he is forced to rely on his hard-earned talent for grifting in order to keep himself out of prison. Through bribery, blackmail, and extortion—the means with which he made his way to the top—he attempts to lift himself from the depths of his own undoing. The Financier is a story of romance, greed, and betrayal that says as much about a single man as it does about the values of an entire society. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Theodore Dreiser’s The Financier is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

The Financier

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547381488

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Financier" (A Novel) by Theodore Dreiser. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Financier Illustrated

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Illustrated Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798757856247

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The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following year published the first part of his lengthy work as The Financier.[1] The second part appeared in 1914 as The Titan; the third volume of his Trilogy of Desire was also Dreiser's final novel, The Stoic (1947).

The Titan

Theodore Dreiser
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Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9786059496025

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The Titan by Theodore Dreiser Pdf

The Titan is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser in 1914. It is Dreiser's sequel to The Financier. Sometime after being released from prison, Frank invests in stocks subsequent to the Panic of 1873, and becomes a millionaire again. He decides to move out of Philadelphia and start a new life in the West. He moves to Chicago with Aileen and his attorney is finally able to persuade Lillian to agree to a divorce. Frank decides to take over the street-railway system. He bankrupts several opponents with the help of John J. McKenty and other political allies. Meanwhile, Chicago society finds out about his past in Philadelphia and the couple are no longer invited to dinner parties; after a while, the press turns on him too. Cowperwood is unfaithful many times. Aileen finds out about a certain Rita and beats her up. She gives up on him and has an affair with Polk Lynde, a man of privilege; she eventually loses faith in him. Meanwhile, Cowperwood meets young Berenice Fleming; by the end of the novel, he tells her he loves her and she consents to live with him. However, the ending is bittersweet as Cowperwood has not managed to obtain the fifty-year franchise for his railway schemes that he wanted.

Morgan

Jean Strouse
Morgan Book PDF

Author : Jean Strouse
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812987041

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Morgan by Jean Strouse Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The definitive full-scale portrait of J. Pierpont Morgan’s tumultuous life, both in and out of the public eye History has remembered him as a complex and contradictory figure, part robber baron and part patron saint. J. Pierpont Morgan earned his reputation as “the Napoleon of Wall Street” by reorganizing the nation’s railroads and creating industrial giants such as General Electric and U.S. Steel. At a time when the country had no Federal Reserve system, he appointed himself a one-man central bank. He had two wives, three yachts, four children, six houses, mistresses, and one of the finest art collections in America. In this extraordinary book, drawing extensively on new material, award-winning biographer Jean Strouse vividly portrays the financial colossus, the avid patron of the arts, and the entirely human character behind all the myths. Praise for Morgan “Magnificent . . . the fullest and most revealing look at this remarkable, complex man that we are likely to get.”—The Wall Street Journal “A masterpiece . . . No one else has told the tale of Pierpont Morgan in the detail, depth, and understanding of Jean Strouse.”—Robert Heilbroner, Los Angeles Times Book Review “It is hard to imagine a biographer coming any closer to perfection.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Strouse is in full command of Pierpont Morgan’s personal life, his financial operations, his collecting, and his benefactions, and presents a rich, vivid picture of the background against which they took place. . . . A magnificent biography.”—The New York Review of Books “With uncommon intelligence, maturity, and psychological insight, Morgan: American Financier is that rare masterpiece biography that enables us to penetrate the soul of a complex human being.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Financier, a Novel

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier a Novel Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1502417979

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The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser.

High Financier

Niall Ferguson
High Financier Book PDF

Author : Niall Ferguson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141975849

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High Financier by Niall Ferguson Pdf

In this groundbreaking biography, based on more than 10,000 hitherto unavailable letters and diary entries, Niall Ferguson returns to his roots as a financial historian to tell the story of the extraordinary Siegmund Warburg. A refugee from Hitler's Germany, Warburg rose to become the dominant figure in the post-war City of London and one of the architects of European financial integration. Seared by events in the 1930s, when the long-established Warburg bank was first almost destroyed by the Depression and then 'Aryanized' by the Nazis, Warburg was determined that his own bank would learn from the past and contribute to the economic recovery of Britain, the unity of Western Europe and the birth of globalization. Siegmund Warburg was a complex and ambivalent man, as much a psychologist, politician and actor-manager as a banker. In High Financier Niall Ferguson reveals Warburg's idiosyncracies but above all he recaptures the meticulous business methods and strict ethical code that set Warburg apart from the mere speculators and traders who inhabit today's financial world.

The Financier A Novel

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier A Novel Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798722741165

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The Financier A Novel by Theodore Dreiser At a young age, Frank Cowperwood becomes interested in only one thing--making money. When he is still in his teens, he makes his first successful business transaction: Passing by an auction sale, he successfully bids for a lot of Castile soap, which he sells to a grocer at a profit of 100 percent. His family marvels at Frank's ability, and his wealthy uncle, Seneca Davis, encourages him to go into business as soon as possible. Through several well-paying positions and shrewd speculation, Frank acquires enough money to open his own brokerage house. Within a short time, he is one of the most enterprising and successful young financiers in Philadelphia.

The Financier

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798711853114

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he growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called acomfortable and happy family existence. Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of hislife, was a lovely place for a boy to live. It contained mostly small two and three-story red brickhouses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marbletrimmings outlining the front door and windows. There were trees in the street-plenty of them.The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and thesidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool. In the rear was a yard, with trees and grassand sometimes flowers, for the lots were almost always one hundred feet deep, and the housefronts, crowding close to the pavement in front, left a comfortable space in the rear.The Cowperwoods, father and mother, were not so lean and narrow that they could not enter intothe natural tendency to be happy and joyous with their children; and so this family, which increasedat the rate of a child every two or three years after Frank's birth until there were four children, wasquite an interesting affair when he was ten and they were ready to move into the New Market Streethome. Henry Worthington Cowperwood's connections were increased as his position grew moreresponsible, and gradually he was becoming quite a personage. He already knew a number of themore prosperous merchants who dealt with his bank, and because as a clerk his duties necessitatedhis calling at other banking-houses, he had come to be familiar with and favorably known in theBank of the United States, the Drexels, the Edwards, and others. The brokers knew him asrepresenting a very sound organization, and while he was not considered brilliant mentally, he wasknown as a most reliable and trustworthy individual.In this progress of his father young Cowperwood definitely shared. He was quite often allowed tocome to the bank on Saturdays, when he would watch with great interest the deft exchange of billsat the brokerage end of the business. He wanted to know where all the types of money came from, why discounts were demanded and received, what the men did with all the money they received. Hisfather, pleased at his interest, was glad to explain so that even at this early age-from ten tofifteen-the boy gained a wide knowledge of the condition of the country financially-what a Statebank was and what a national one; what brokers did; what stocks were, and why they fluctuated invalue. He began to see clearly what was meant by money as a medium of exchange, and how allvalues were calculated according to one primary value, that of gold. He was a financier by instinct, and all the knowledge that pertained to that great art was as natural to him as the emotions andsubtleties of life are to a poet. This medium of exchange, gold, interested him intensely. When hisfather explained to him how it was mined, he dreamed that he owned a gold mine and waked towish that he did. He was likewise curious about stocks and bonds and he learned that some stocksand bonds were not worth the paper they were written on, and that others were worth much morethan their face value indicate

The Financier

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Capitalists and financiers
ISBN : 9780252035043

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Roark Mulligan is an associate professor of English at Christopher Newport University. His research on Theodore Dreiser has been published in American Literary Realism, English Language Notes, Dreiser Studies, and Studies in American Naturalism. --Book Jacket.

The Novels of Theodore Dreiser

Donald Pizer
The Novels of Theodore Dreiser Book PDF

Author : Donald Pizer
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780816607686

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The Novels of Theodore Dreiser by Donald Pizer Pdf

Investigates the sources and composition of each of Dreiser's eight novels and interprets the themes and literary devices of his completed works

Red Notice

Bill Browder
Red Notice Book PDF

Author : Bill Browder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476755748

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Red Notice by Bill Browder Pdf

A true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice.

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict,Victoria Christopher Murray
The Personal Librarian Book PDF

Author : Marie Benedict,Victoria Christopher Murray
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593101551

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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict,Victoria Christopher Murray Pdf

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

The Financier Illustrated

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Illustrated Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798562487414

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The Financier Illustrated by Theodore Dreiser Pdf

"The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier.[1] Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels.[2] Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was rejected by Harper & Brothers, publisher of The Financier, due to its uncompromising realism; John Lane published the book in 1914.[3] The Titan is the second part of Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire, a saga of ruthless businessman Frank Cowperwood (modeled after real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes). The third part of the trilogy, The Stoic, was Dreiser's final novel, published in 1947 after his death."

The Financier.

Theodore Dreiser
The Financier Book PDF

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1701529580

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The Financier. by Theodore Dreiser Pdf

The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following year published the first part of his lengthy work as The Financier. The second part appeared in 1914 as The Titan; the third volume of his Trilogy of Desire was also Dreiser's final novel, The Stoic (1947).Plot summaryIn Philadelphia, Frank Cowperwood, whose father is a banker, makes his first money passing by an auction sale, he successfully bids for seven cases of Castile soap, which he sells to a grocer the same day with a profit of over 70 percent. Later, he gets a job in Henry Waterman & Company, and leaves it for Tighe & Company. He also marries an affluent widow, in spite of his young age