The Sign of the Golden Grasshopper: A Life of Sir Thomas Gresham

Gresham, Perry E.; Jose, Carol

ISBN 10: 0915463717 ISBN 13: 9780915463718

Published by Jameson Books, 1995

Language: English

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Title

The Sign of the Golden Grasshopper: A Life of Sir Thomas Gresham

Publisher

Jameson Books

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0915463717

ISBN 13

9780915463718

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Very Good

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Written in the form of a novel, this enchanting biography of one of the great men of history -- Sir Thomas Gresham. Financial advisor to four Tudor monarchs, he was indispensable to the rise of England under Queen Elizabeth into a dominant world power.

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A great book for students of Econ/Fin/Bus/History
Sir Thomas Gresham, of "Gresham's Law of Economics" was a brilliant and fascinating Renaissance man, about whom little has been written--he was a financier, entrepreneur, corporate CEO, frequent sailor, ambassador, spy, smuggler, lover, husband. He was ambassador to the Netherlands, and died reputedly the richest man in England. Born into a well-to-do merchant family in 1519, he rose to be a knight of the realm, and a trusted advisor to the Tudors--particularly Elizabeth I. Had it not been for Sir Thomas Gresham, and his sound advice to Elizabeth I, she would not have had the ships, the munitions or the financial wherewithal to beat Philip of Spain's Armada--10 years after Sir Thomas Gresham's death in 1569, at age 60. Robert Allen, CEO of AT&T, hails "Golden Grasshopper" as "entertaining style.....fascinating..." Walter Wriston says of the book, "The lessons for today are unmistakable."

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