Summary
Jean Strouse portrays J. Pierpont Morgan as both a powerful financier and a private individual. The biography follows his role in reorganizing railroads, creating companies such as General Electric and U.S. Steel, and stabilizing finance before the Federal Reserve existed. Alongside his business career, it examines his family life, relationships and art collection.
Why read it Our view
Read it to examine how one person’s authority shapes the work of financing businesses. Morgan’s career offers founders questions about personal influence, the organization of industries and the relationship between public power and private interests.
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- J.P. MorganBiography subjectStrouse’s biography examines J. Pierpont Morgan’s banking career, private life and art collecting.Source