A major work of economic, social and political history, Niall
Ferguson's The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1999 is
the second volume of the acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary
Rothschild banking dynasty.
Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was
hailed as a great biography by Time magazine and named one of the best
books of the year by Business Week. Now, with all the depth, clarity
and drama with which he traced their ascent, Ferguson - the first
historian with access to the long-lost Rothschild family archives -
concludes his myth-breaking portrait of once of the most fascinating and
power families of all time.
From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of
the Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals,
theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World
War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. Yet the
Rothschilds' failure to establish themselves successfully in the United
States proved fateful, and as financial power shifted from London to New
York after 1914, their power waned.
A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and
imagination.*--*Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books
Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family
saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that
the rest of us want to read.***--***The New York Times Book Review
Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role
in history.--Boston Globe
Niall Ferguson's new book The Square and the Tower: Networks and
Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook will be published in January
2018.
