John Jacob Astor : America's first multimillionaire

John Jacob Astor : America's first multimillionaire / Axel Madsen.

A riveting biography of John Jacob Astor, the first American multinational entrepreneur. At his death in 1848, John Jacob Astor was the richest man in the United States. Ruthless, tight fisted but with an amazing gift for organizing businesses, Astor built an empire that spanned the commercial world...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madsen, Axel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©2001.
Subjects:
Astor, John Jacob, > 1763-1848.
Astor, John Jacob, > 1763-1848
Astor, John Jacob > Kaufmann, 1763-1848.
To 1865
Businesspeople > United States > Biography.
Businesspeople
Economic history
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • John Jacob Astor
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Hard Years
  • 2 Flutes and Miss Todd
  • 3 Into the Woods
  • 4 Politics
  • 5 Rounding Out the Century
  • 6 China Profits
  • 7 Realpolitik
  • 8 Punqua Wingchong
  • 9 Family
  • 10 The Good Ship Enterprise
  • 11 A Perfect Triangle
  • 12 Outbound
  • 13 The Hunt Journey
  • 14 No News
  • 15 Mr. Madison 's War
  • 16 "So Long as I Have a Dollar "
  • 17 John Jacob Astor & Son
  • 18 Paris
  • 19 This Land Is My Land
  • 20 Estimable Grand-Papa
  • 21 The Bigger Picture
  • 22 Writing about It
  • 23 A Third Fortune
  • 24 Richest Man in America
  • 25 Heirs and Graces
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.

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