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100 1 $aFranch, John,$d1967-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005090676
245 10 $aRobber baron :$bthe life of Charles Tyson Yerkes /$cJohn Franch.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $a374 pages :$billustrations, portraits ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-365) and index.
520 1 $a"Standing alongside J. P. Morgan, Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller, Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905) was one of the most colorful and controversial public figures in Gilded-Age America. Robber Baron is the first biography of the streetcar magnate who was the mastermind behind the Chicago's Loop Elevated and the London Underground, bankroller of the world's largest refracting telescope, and real-life inspiration for Frank Cowperwood, the ruthless protagonist of Theodore Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire." "After losing his fortune and being jailed for financial improprieties in Philadelphia, Yerkes schemed his way out of prison. With his boundless ambition and entrepreneurial genius intact, he relocated to Chicago and made millions from questionable financial transactions, while at the same time forging one of the world's finest mass transit networks. Despite various philanthropic efforts, Yerkes and his methods were fiercely opposed by the press and public, and he left Chicago a bitter man. Moving to London, he organized much of the Underground, battled J. P. Morgan, and romanced Emilie Grigsby, the love of his life, before succumbing to kidney disease in 1905." "John Franch has drawn upon every available source, including newspapers, memoirs, credit reports, court filings, bankruptcy records, and correspondence to tell the complete story of a man desperate to leave a lasting impression on his world. Yerkes's enduring public works are a testament to his vision, but Robber Baron reveals that his legacy wasn't as sparkling as he might have hoped."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aYerkes, Charles Tyson,$d1837-1905.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90625111
650 0 $aCapitalists and financiers$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100111
650 0 $aStreet-railroads$zIllinois$zChicago$xFinance.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005034416.html
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