Title:
The richest woman in America : Hetty Green in the gilded age / Janet Wallach.
ISBN:
9780385531979
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xvi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
The spirit within -- A polished reflection -- A city of riches -- America booming -- Irrational exuberance -- A willful war -- A will to win -- A new life -- Return to America -- A forceful woman -- Changing times -- Against the trend -- The education of children -- Texas -- The glitter of gold -- Crazy as a fox -- A new Hetty -- Family matters -- A cool head -- Panic again -- Remarkable changes -- Home -- Epilogue -- The wisdom of Hetty Green.
Summary:
A captivating biography of America's first female tycoon, Hetty Green, the iconoclast who forged one of the greatest fortunes of her time.
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn769424522
Availability:
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