The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few names in American history carry the weight of Rockefeller — a name synonymous with staggering wealth, ruthless ambition, and the birth of modern capitalism. The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty chronicles four generations of one of America's most powerful and influential families, from John D. Rockefeller's iron-fisted construction of Standard Oil to his descendants' navigation of politics, philanthropy, and public life in the twentieth century. Peter Collier and David Horowitz draw on hundreds of interviews and private family documents to present an unflinching portrait of a dynasty shaped as much by internal conflict and personal tragedy as by its monumental public achievements. Written with the narrative urgency of investigative journalism and the depth of serious historical scholarship, this landmark work argues that the Rockefeller story is, at its core, the story of America itself — its boundless appetite for power, its capacity for reinvention, and its uneasy relationship with inherited privilege. Collier and Horowitz illuminate the tension between private dysfunction and public grandeur, revealing a family that shaped the nation's economy, culture, and political landscape in ways that are still felt today. For anyone who has ever wondered what truly lies behind one of history's greatest fortunes, the answer is both more fascinating and more human than the myth suggests.
Author: Peter Collier And David Horowitz
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few names in American history carry the weight of Rockefeller — a name synonymous with staggering wealth, ruthless ambition, and the birth of modern capitalism. The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty chronicles four generations of one of America's most powerful and influential families, from John D. Rockefeller's iron-fisted construction of Standard Oil to his descendants' navigation of politics, philanthropy, and public life in the twentieth century. Peter Collier and David Horowitz draw on hundreds of interviews and private family documents to present an unflinching portrait of a dynasty shaped as much by internal conflict and personal tragedy as by its monumental public achievements. Written with the narrative urgency of investigative journalism and the depth of serious historical scholarship, this landmark work argues that the Rockefeller story is, at its core, the story of America itself — its boundless appetite for power, its capacity for reinvention, and its uneasy relationship with inherited privilege. Collier and Horowitz illuminate the tension between private dysfunction and public grandeur, revealing a family that shaped the nation's economy, culture, and political landscape in ways that are still felt today. For anyone who has ever wondered what truly lies behind one of history's greatest fortunes, the answer is both more fascinating and more human than the myth suggests.