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: Mellon: An American LifeIn association with Amazon.comby: David Cannadine  List Price: $39.95 Amazon.com's Price: $20.98 You Save: $18.97 (47%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Editorial Review: Product Description: A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Andrew Mellon, one of America’s greatest financiers, built a legendary personal fortune from banking to oil to aluminum manufacture, tracking America’s course to global economic supremacy. As treasury secretary under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and finally Hoover, Mellon made the federal government run like a business–prefiguring the public official as CEO. He would be hailed as the architect of the Roaring Twenties, but, staying too long, would be blamed for the Great Depression, eventually to find himself a broken idol. Collecting art was his only nonprofessional gratification and his great gift to the American people, The National Gallery of Art, remains his most tangible legacy. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A GREAT biography of Andrew MellonIt took me a while to read but I was sad when it ended. I came upon this book one day and saw the reviews and decided I needed to read about this man. A very well written biography of one of our Great American business men. I enjoy reading biographies and this one really kept my interest. The art work Mellon purchased is outstanding. I must go to the museum in Washington and view this outstanding art work. Mellon lived a very intriquing life. I truly ... Read More Rating: - MellonIt is a complete history of the Mellon family from their immigration from Ulster in 1815 to the death of Andrew Mellon. It absolutely shows the vindictiveness of Franklin Roosevelt in his attempt to convict Andrew of tax evasion and the generosity of Andrew with his gift of the National Gallery of Art and its original paintings to the people of the United States. Rating: - Simply the best biography I've ever read.This beautifully written and fascinating portrait of Andrew Mellon is the single most compelling biography I can ever remember reading, as well as the most interesting history lesson I've ever had. An amazing piece of work. Rating: - A biography that goes above and beyond.Cannadine exceeded expectations on a number of fronts with this definitive biography of Andrew Mellon. It has everything you'd expect from a grade-A biography, laying out where Mellon's family came from (both physically and philosophically), how Mellon grew up, his rise, peak, eventual fall from grace, death and legacy. Not only that, but Cannadine does all of this exceedingly well, giving his reader a sense of the nuances and subtleties of Mellon's personality and life. If Cannadine had done nothing ... Read More Rating:  - history and sadnessWhat I found interesting about this book is that is a history lesson in American business and early regulatory policies that shaped the landscape we see today. At the same time, it is a story of classic love and betrayal. I found the author doing a great job when the story focused on Mellon's marriage and the demise of such, but he tended to become a bit lost in the details when describing all of the political ups and downs. Overall, a fine book and great American story Browse for similar items by category: 
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