A Genius for Money by Caroline Dakers
How the son of an innkeeper with a flair for making money became the richest commoner in nineteenth-century England, and what he did with his extraordinary success
“Straightforwardly told. . full of rich period detail.”—The Wall Street Journal * Wall Street Journal *
“Dakers’s biography of Morrison opens up for exploration the many facets of his complicated existence—as a salesman, financier, family man, public servant . . . and thus brings to life one of the early nineteenth century’s most important figures.”—John Small, University of North Carolina, Charlotte -- John Small
“Dakers’s biography of Morrison opens up for exploration the many facets of his complicated existence—as a salesman, financier, family man, public servant . . . and thus brings to life one of the early nineteenth century’s most important figures.”—John Small, University of North Carolina, Charlotte -- John Small
Caroline Dakers is professor of cultural history, Central Sain Martins, University of the Arts London. She is the author of The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society and Clouds: Biography of a Country House, both published by Yale University Press. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300112207 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300112203 |
| Title | A Genius for Money |
| Author | Caroline Dakers |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2011-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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