Mellon: An American Life - Hardcover

Cannadine, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679450327 ISBN 13: 9780679450320

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006

Synopsis

A landmark portrait of Andrew Mellon describes his rise to the heights of political and financial power, his controversial role as treasury secretary under three presidents, and his remarkable philanthropy and gift to America of the National Gallery of Art. 30,000 first printing.

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Review:

'David Cannadine's Andrew Mellon is a striking portrait of a great American misanthrope, which will be much enjoyed by those who persist in believing that money cannot buy happiness'
-- Jonathan Sumption, Spectator Books of the Year

`David Cannadine's Mellon is monumental in conception but always light in touch; the worlds of high finance, art collecting and political administration are evoked masterfully, as well as a private life full of tragic suppressions and unhappiness.'
-- Roy Foster, author of Luck and the Irish

About the Author:

David Cannadine was born in Birmingham, England, in 1950 and educated at Cambridge, Oxford, and Princeton. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including the prizewinning The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy. He has taught at Cambridge and Columbia universities and now at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0679450327
• ISBN 13: 9780679450320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 779