| The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family Contributor(s): Chernow, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0525431837 ISBN-13: 9780525431831 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Business - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016591025 |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (2.40 lbs) 880 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, comes this definitive biography of the Warburgs, one of the great German-Jewish banking families of the twentieth century. Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century. |