The house of Rothschild /
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| Author / Creator: | Ferguson, Niall. |
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Viking, 1998-1999. |
| Description: | 2 v. : ill. (some col.), plates ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3495019 |
Table of Contents:
- Illustrations in the text
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Family tree
- Introduction: Reality and Myth
- I. Father and Sons
- 1. "Our Blessed Father": Origins
- Mayer Amschel
- The Dual Revolution
- 2. The Elector's Treasure
- The Origins of a Myth
- Mayer Amschel's Legacy
- II. Brothers
- 3. "The Commanding General" (1813-1815)
- War and Peace
- Nathan's Waterloo
- Fraternity
- 4. "A Court Always Leads to Something" (1816-1825)
- The Economic Consequences of the Peace
- "The Chief Ally of the Holy Alliance"
- Finance and Revolution
- Saving an Old Lady
- 5. "Hue and Cry" (1826-1829)
- Public Relations
- From Canning to Wellington
- Strings of Influence
- Money Makes Money
- 6. Amschel's Garden
- "Good Jews"
- "A Heavenly Good Deed": Emancipation
- "The Exceptional Family"
- 7. Barons
- Society
- Snobbery
- The Honours "Racket"
- "Fine Education"
- 8. Sudden Revolutions (1830-1833)
- The Revolution and the Rente
- Consols and the Constitution
- 9. The Chains of Peace (1830-1833)
- Lines of Communication
- Bankers' Diplomacy
- Golden Chains
- Underwriting Peace
- 10. The World's Bankers
- The Pillar
- The Rothschild System
- The Rothschild Network
- 'Change
- 11. "Il est mort" (1836)
- A Wedding and a Funeral
- Legacy and Legend
- Succession
- III. Uncles and Nephews
- 12. Love and Debt
- The Crime and Punishment of Hannah Mayer
- City and Country
- Elite Pursuits
- Investing in Art
- Piano Lessons
- Men of Letters
- 13. Quicksilver and Hickory (1834-1839)
- Iberian Dilemmas
- "That Blasted Country": America
- Trouble in Threadneedle Street
- 14. Between Retrenchment and Rearmament (1840)
- Spreading the Net
- "Absolument le Maitre des Finances de Ce Pays": Belgium
- Roads to Damascus
- Walls of Jericho
- 15. "Satan Harnessed": Playing at Railways (1830-1846)
- Salomon's Line: The Nordbahn
- Frankfurt: The Taunusbahn
- "The Chief Rabbi of the Rive Droite"
- The English Connection
- The Impact of Rail
- An Accident Happens
- 16. 1848
- "The Worst Revolution That Ever Happened"
- The Threat to Property
- Survival
- Tranquillity and Order
- Appendix I. Prices and Purchasing Power
- Appendix II. Exchange Rates and Selected Financial Statistics
- Source Notes
- Index