the house of morgan part 1 of 2 ron chernow

Morgan and his sons, and how they established their multi-billion dollar dynasty here in the United States during the age in which they did. I was absolutely overwhelmed with the story of the Morgan family, particularly J. I remember just getting into economics and wanting to know more about the history of banking and money when I came across this gem by Ron Chernow. The House of Morgan (along with Hamilton) is one of them. Judging solely on my own “cool factor” there are a few books that I’ve read in my lifetime that I have absolutely enjoyed from cover to cover, mostly because of the subject matter, but also because of the writing style. Washington: A Life is such a book which is a beautiful exposition on the life, and foibles, of George Washington. Words fuse into paragraphs which fuse into chapters which fuse into all-encompassing novels and before you know it, you’ve finished reading them.

The thing that makes Ron Chernow such an outstanding author is his incredibly felicitous writing style most of his books are around 700 pages yet they just melt away as you are reading his masterfully crafted words. I mean, for Georgie’s sake, literally everyone and their mother has written a Washington biography, so to be a Pulitzer Prize winner you basically have to be the crème de la crème, de la crème! You know you’re a must-read author when you receive a Pulitzer Prize for writing a George Washington biography. Yeah, it’s the penultimate example of the book being better than the “movie.” source: AbeBooks (plus link) 2. I will admit (fwiw) that thanks in large part to Ron Chernow’s writing “Alexander Hamilton” is one of the few books that actually brought a tear to my eye at the ending. To my abhorrence and dismay I have read so many books knocking Hamilton because of his background, berating him for his personality and I must say I was pleased as apple pie to finally have found an author who treated Alexander Hamilton’s life as a one of intelligence and purpose.Įven then, I have no idea what that bloody play was about, it had absolutely no connection to the book. As one of America’s previously miscast heroes, Hamilton is now securely back in the pantheon of iconic founding fathers, and rightfully so. Ron Chernow has written the consummate biography of Alexander Hamilton.

The house of morgan part 1 of 2 ron chernow