Rich and How They Got That Way by Crossen, Cynthia ISBN 1857882679
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How the wealthiest people of all time - from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates - made their fortunes.
What does Bill Gates have in common with Genghis Khan? Or Pope Alexander VI, the English inventor Richard Arkwright, or Hetty Green who was the 'witch of Wall Street' during the nineteenth century? All were among the richest people in history. Through their stories Cynthia Crossen traces the major financial and technological developments that shaped the world we live in today. Once, plunder was the main source of great fortunes - then trade, financial entrepreneurship and manufacturing. Today it is selling high technology to a mass market. The stories of those who did the best possible job of getting rich is one of expanding opportunity, with wealth spreading beyond the few and society evolving in dramatic ways. In The Rich and How They Got That Way we learn about: * Mansa Musa, the African king who executed those who sneezed in his presence and owned a nugget of gold so big he could tether his horse to it. * Jakob Fugger, who declared that 'the king reigns but the bank rules' and held the contract for managing the pope's money and collecting cash for the remission of sins
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[edit] Title
Rich and How They Got That Way
[edit] Author
Crossen, Cynthia
[edit] ISBN
1857882679
[edit] Published
20/10/2001
[edit] Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd
[edit] Binding
PAPERBACK
[edit] Retail Price
10.99 (GBP)
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10.99 (GBP)
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