The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait
by Frederic Morton /
2014 / English / EPUB
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A National Book Award Finalist from the bestselling Frederic
Morton
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 Europe's 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.
No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the
center of Europe's 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 Morton's classic tale, the family is finely painted
on the page and brought vividly to life. Here you'll meet Mayer,
long-time adviser to Germany's 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.
In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is finely painted
on the page and brought vividly to life. Here you'll meet Mayer,
long-time adviser to Germany's 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.
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.