• Title: Men of Wealth: The Story of Twelve Significant Fortunes from the Renaissance to the Present Day
• Author(s) John T. Flynn
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (June 13, 2008); eBook (Online Edition by Mises Institute)
• Hardcover: 568 pages
• eBook: PDF and ePub
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1436701651
• ISBN-13: 978-1436701655
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Book Description

This book reminds us what a remarkable writer and journalist John T. Flynn truly was. It is a first-class business history, by any standard. It is the story of great fortunes made by the most notable men of wealth in history: Jacob Fugger, John Law, Nathan Rothschild, Thomas Gresham, Robert Owen, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and all the way through J.P. Morgan and J.D. Rockefelle.

• John T. Flynn was an American journalist best known for his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and to American entry into World War II.

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