{"product_id":"titan-the-life-of-john-d-rockefeller-sr-9781400077304","title":"Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAlexander Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists--and an utter enigma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller's private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects' troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him \"to give all I could\"; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country's most colorful codger. \u003ci\u003eTitan\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent biography--balanced, revelatory, elegantly written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRon Chernow's bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eThe House of Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Warburgs\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the George S. Eccles Prize;\u003ci\u003e The Death of the Banker\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTitan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller\u003c\/i\u003e, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award; \u003ci\u003eWashington: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography; and \u003ci\u003eAlexander Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and adapted into the award-winning Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e. Chernow has served as president of PEN American Center and has received seven honorary doctoral degrees. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591172624658,"sku":"9781400077304","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8c2c2fb-40f0-493e-933b-840f03b1b1dc.jpg?v=1732086041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/titan-the-life-of-john-d-rockefeller-sr-9781400077304","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}