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A biography of nineteenth-century financier Henry Villard details his 1853 arrival in New York from Germany, his role as a journalist and war correspondent during the Civil War, and his rise to financial success in the Gilded Era.
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About the Author
Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave is the great-granddaughter of Henry Villard. A distinguished photographer, she has taken portraits of such notables as George Bush, Henry Kissinger, and Anwar Sadat. Her work has appeared on the covers of <i>Newsweek</i> and other international publications. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Arnaud de Borchgrave.<br><br>John Cullen graduated with a Ph.D., in English literature from the University of Texas. His translations from German and Italian include Christa Wolf's <b>Medea,</b> Adolf Holl's<i> </i><b>The Left Hand of God</b>, and Susanna Tamaro's <b>Follow Your Heart</b>. He lives in upstate New York.
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d was one of the most remarkable and important figures to shape the tumultuous history of nineteenth -century America. A preeminent Civil War journalist, an industrialist, and a financial maverick, his courage, perseverance, and farsightedness made him the equal of such titans of his day as J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie.<br><br>Penniless and not speaking a word of English, Villard emigrated in 1853 from Germany at the age of eighteen, leaving behind the privileges and expectations of his affluent, stifling parentage. Within five years of arriving on American soil, he had mastered the language and was covering the events of the day for the nation's top newspapers. Villard reported firsthand on the Lincoln-Douglas debates and later, from the front lines of the Civil War, filed graphic, hard-hitting reports that earned him the admiration of the newspaper community. His circle of acquaintances included President Lincoln, General Grant, and the famed abolitionist, William
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