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John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families,
...(more) gives us a history of the mogul "etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace . . . as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have" (Kirkus Reviews). Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book will indelibly alter our image of this most enigmatic capitalist.(less)
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John D. Rockefeller was a fascinating character. A person can garner some good habits while reading this. Rockefeller, lived by a strict budget when he first started out for instance. This book gives a fantastic glimpse in to the life of one of America's most influential people ever. Extremely well researched, it is a highly readable account of Rockefeller and also of his ancestors and his children and grandchildren. I have ready many biographies and this one ranks a 10 on the scale of bios.