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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
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Ward, Geoffrey C.
- Publication
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
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Details
- Description
- 418 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Rochester (N.Y.) > Biography
- Ponzi schemes > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century
- Ward, F. De W (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891
- Financial crises > United States > History > 19th century
- Swindlers and swindling > United States > Biography
- Children of clergy > New York (State) > Biography
- Capitalists and financiers > United States > Biography
- Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925
- New York (N.Y.) > Biography
- Grant, Ulysses S (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 > Friends and associates
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-399) 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-4492
- ISBN
- 9780679445302
- 0679445307
- LCCN
- 2011035140
- OCLC
- 2011035140
- Author
- Ward, Geoffrey C.
- Title
- 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.
- Imprint
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-399) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-4492