{"product_id":"nathan-mayer-rothschild-and-the-creation-of-a-dynasty-9780804751650","title":"Nathan Mayer Rothschild and the Creation of a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Any history of the Rothschild family must venture into the perilous territory of myth... Wary of such errors and myths, Kaplan has set out to present a new version of the story that conforms to the actual evidence. By focusing his study narrowly and conducting diligent research, Kaplan succeeds in correcting some of the most glaring errors of his predecessors, producing a convincing answer to this fascinating problem. Kaplan's version of the story of Nathan Rothschild's rise is argued with clarity and concision.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The volume will be valuable not only for [Kaplan's] fellow Rothschild scholars but for anyone with an interest in the financial history of the Napoleonic period of in the development of nineteenth-century financial institutions.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Economic History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[This book] is worthwhile reading for those interested not just in the Rothschild dynasty but more generally in the operations of financial capitalism early in the nineteenth century. It presents an interesting portrait of the dynamics of entrepreneurship in the early nineteenth century and is a welcome addition to the literature on entrepreneurial activity and the economic history of capitalism in this period.\" -- \u003ci\u003eEH.Net\u003c\/i\u003ex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  @toc4:Dedication\/In Memory\tiii  List of Figures and Tables\tiii  List of Abbreviations\tiii  By Way of a Preface \tiii  Acknowledgments\tiii  @toc1:Part I. The Cohens and the Rothschilds  @toc2:Chapter 1. A Marriage of Merchants\t000  Chapter 2. From Manchester to London\t000  @toc1:Part II. Gold and Silver  @toc2:Chapter 3. Nathan Mayer Rothschild's Trading Network:   18081812\t000  Chapter 4. Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Wellington: 1812\u0026lt;-  \u0026gt;1814\t000  @toc1:Part III. British Subsidies to the Allied Powers:   18141816  @toc2:Chapter 5. Herries, the Rothschilds, and the Russian  \t000  Chapter 6. Herries, the Rothschilds, and the Royal Mint  \t000  By Way of a Conclusion\t000  @toc4:Bibliography\t000  Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405561864535,"sku":"9780804751650","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804751650.jpg?v=1730492839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nathan-mayer-rothschild-and-the-creation-of-a-dynasty-9780804751650","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}