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Hetty
Hetty | Charles Slack
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When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed, this unlikely robber baron -- who parlayed a comfortable inheritance into a fortune that was worth about 1.6 billion in today's dollars -- was frugal to a fault. But in an age when women weren't even allowed to vote, never mind concern themselves with interest rates, she lived by her own rules. In Hetty, Charles Slack reexamines her life and legacy, giving us, at long last, a splendidly "nuanced portrait" (Newsweek) of one of the greatest -- and most eccentric -- financiers in American history. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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rory0144
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Hetty Green was a name I'd never heard before picking up this book, and now I understand why. Hetty was a woman who made her own way in the world, and by any standards, wildly succeeded. She wasn't afraid of what people said, and was a force to be reckoned with. She was an astute businesswoman, and had more financial sense than most men. She paved the way for countless others, and has inspired many, myself included.

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melissanorr
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Some #history and #truecrime library finds.

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melissanorr
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Library hold came in! *glances at stack of library books* I need to read faster. 😄

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