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The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait

by Frederic Morton · 1962

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A portrait, over the past 150 years, of the wealthy, powerful European banking dynasty, the Rothschilds, their family solidarity, their genius with money, their rise in society.

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adult
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medium · 360 pages

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