Rothschild A Story of Wealth and Power
Wilson, Derek.
Place Published: London:
Publisher: Andre Deutsch,
Date Published: 1988.
Description: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 498 pages with index, family tree appendices plus 16 pages black & white photos. The book is FINE. The dust jacket is NEAR FINE with minor edgewear. NOT price-clipped. A very tight, clean copy. NOT remaindered. Color photo illustrated. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects. Dust jacket notes read: "Wealth, power, prestige, luxury: all are evoked by the name 'Rothschild'. Since the Napoleonic wars, when the great Nathan built his staggering fortune in just six years, the family has never ceased to be in many ways larger than life. Using much previously unpublished material and extensive interviews with many members of the family the world over, Derek Wilson has written a fascinating history of the Rothschilds. He strips away two centuries of myths; he describes how energy and determination have brought the family through repeated crises, such as those caused by anti-Semitism, by the activities of rivals, by the Great Depression, the Nazi holocaust, two. world wars and the nationalisation of the French private banks. He shows how they have operated an unofficial diplomatic service relied on by Metternich, Disraeli, Bismarck, Churchill and other world leaders; how they have manipulated money markets and influenced great events; how their political pull made and unmade statesmen in the nineteenth century, and years later played a part in establishing General de Gaulle as leader of the Free French in London. For three generations few Rothschilds married outside their own cousinage - a fact which brought remarkable and sometimes tragic consequences. This intensely selfaware family has bred a rich variety of talented and eccentric individuals: the cantankerous Baron James; the sensitive Charlotte (a close friend of Chopin's); Lionel with his passion for rhododendrons; Miriam with her study of fleas; the fin de siecle roues, Henri and Maurice; the pious, domineering Therese; the indomitable Miss Alice. They have been scientists, art collectors, racing men, wine growers, friends of the great and the brilliant, builders on a palatial scale (eight of Europe's grandest houses were built by Rothschilds in two decades). And still, of course, to this day, they are high among the greatest bankers in the world. If ever a family's history Were worth recording, it is that of the Rothschilds; and if ever such a history were abundantly worth reading, it is this vividly entertaining volume by Derek Wilson. Derek Wilson is a freelance writer and broadcaster: He is the author of many documentaries and plays for radio and television and has written over thirty books, among them The World Encompassed, Sweet Robin: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, A Tudor Tapestry: Men, Women and Society in Reformationl England, and East Africa through a Thousand !ears. He lives in Somerset. "
Edition: First editionBinding: Boards
Condition: Fine in Near Fine DJ
ISBN: 0233979999
Book Id: 17476
Price: $42.50
