The richest woman in America Hetty Green in the gilded age
A captivating biography of America's first female tycoon, Hetty Green, the iconoclast who forged one of the greatest fortunes of her time.
| Main Author: | Wallach, Janet, 1942- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of 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.