03.20.2024 - By Michael Patrick Cullinane
Jacob Schiff, Joseph Seligman, Marcus Goldman, and the Lehman Brothers have one thing in common. All were Jewish immigrants who made a fortune as financiers in the United States. Best-selling author and journalist Daniel Schulman tells their story and explains how left an indelible mark on American society.
Essential Reading:
Daniel Schulman, The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America (2023).
Recommended Reading:
Susie Pak, Gentlemen Bankers: The World of J. P. Morgan (2013).
Roger Lowenstein, America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve (2016).
Christopher Shaw, Money, Power, and the People: The American Struggle to Make Banking Democratic (2019).
Niall Ferguson, The House of Rothschild (1998). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.