The Life and Legend of Jay Gould by Mary Klein

The Life and Legend of Jay Gould by Mary Klein

He was, for Joseph Pulitzer, "one of the most sinister figures that have ever flitted bat-like across the vision of the American people." According to the New York Times, "the work of reform is but half done...when people claiming to be respectable are not ashamed of being associated with a man such as he." He was Jay Gould, the individual who for a century has been singled out as the most despicable and unscrupulous of the Robber Barons. In this splendid biography, Maury Klein paints the most complete portrait of the notorious Gould that we have ever had. His Gould is a brilliant but ruthless businessman who merged dying railroads into expansive and profit-making lines, including the giant Union Pacific.

A wonderful readUSA Today Klein... has delved deep into archives that most previous writers on Gould have ignored, and is able to back up his revisionist assertions with a multitude of telling details. New York Times Klein has certainly done his homework. -- Louis S. Auchincloss New York Review of Books 1986 Clearly organized, meticulously researched, and skillfully written. Washington Post Lucid and engrossing. Businessweek Klein's biography is a balanced, objective, and fascinating account. Philadelphia Inquirer

Maury Klein is professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of nine books, including Unfinished Business: The Railroad in American Life, The Flowering of the Third America: The Making of an Organizational Society, 1850-1920, and the two-volume Union Pacific.

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Title	The Life and Legend of Jay Gould
Author	Mary Klein
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	1997-10-29
Number of pages	640
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