The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1998
Author: Niall Ferguson
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ISBN: 0140286624
Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) (05 September, 2000)
Sales Rank: 51,079
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 2 out of 5
Disappointed:
I agree with one of the critics that the book had many facts and details that broke up the pace of the book for me. Ferguson presumes that the reader knows a fair amount about bonds, consuls and other financial mechanisms. He would have done well to slow down a bit and explain a few of the terms and concepts. And I think that Ferguson tells an utterly superficial and innocuous history of the Family. Long awkward sentences make for labored reading. That having been said this was no doubt a delicate and perhaps overly ambitious undertaking. And there is a lot of scholarship in here.
Rating: 4 out of 5
The House of Rothschild
Ferguson insults the purchaser of the Penguin Paperback by omitting the bibliography and only providing sketchy footnotes. "Serious scholars" who desire these items are advised to buy the Harcover edition. Other than that, it is a good read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Not as good as the first; a worthy read still
The second volume of the family saga is not as compelling as the first. Perhaps that is due to the length of time covered, or perhaps due to the relative decline of the Rothschilds in the world of finance. Still, this is a compelling story, which is skillfully narrated by Mr.Ferguson Similar Products
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