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Title: The Rothschilds: Portrait of a Dynasty by Frederic Morton, Nancy Cooperman Su ISBN: 156836220X Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75
Rating: 1
Summary: Celebrity Worship
Comment: I enjoy some of the conspiracy theories involving the Rothschilds. Of course I stop well short of anti-Semitism. Just fun coffee shop conspiracy talk give me a break. I bought this book for a buck at a used book store hoping to find a little more dirt on the famous family. There was some dirt but it is glossed over with phrases like "but he was the black sheep of the family" and "a ruthless but brilliant business maneuver" etc. etc.
I am usually reading more challenging material so I was surprised how fast a read it was. There is important history here but it is so steeped in blatant flattery and celebrity worship that I felt a little ashamed for having read it - kind of like how one feels after watching Entertainment Tonight. Well that is an exaggeration. There has to be a better history of the Rothschild's out there but if you see this one for a dollar at a used bookstore I won't recommend against picking it up.
Rating: 2
Summary: Rothschilds Lite
Comment: There are very few families in history that have managed to maintain a tradition of excellence over several generations -- "Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations" is the rule. The two notable exceptions to the rule are the Medici and the Rothschilds.
I purchased this book thinking that the author would provide some insight into how the Rothschilds achieved their long-standing record of success. Unfortunately, Mr. Morton is merely a sycophant, apparently incapable of providing the kind of detailed analysis the question calls for. Instead, he constantly marvels at how this family of rag merchants from Jew Street in Frankfurt ended up hobnobbing with the crowned heads of Europe. That is certainly an accomplishment of sorts, but absent any kind of descriptive analysis, it is little more than fodder for People magazine. Indeed, one can argue that the recent decline in the family's fortunes is due to their emulation of European aristocracy.
A far better book on the same topic is the two-volume set, "The House of Rothschild" by Niall Ferguson. After reading Mr. Morton, it is both refreshing and illuminating.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent history of an important family
Comment: This is a very well written history of the Rothschilds. I recommend it for those interested in a strong overview of the family.
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Title: The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1998 by Niall Ferguson ISBN: 0140286624 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson ISBN: 0140240845 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family by Ron Chernow ISBN: 0679743596 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow ISBN: 0671734008 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: March, 1991 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913/1914 by Frederic Morton ISBN: 0306810212 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 24 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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