Economics and Finance

Prologue: The Story of J.P. Morgan
Economics and Finance, U.S. financial history

“J.P. Morgan: The Financial Titan Who Shaped America”

Wealth, power, and influence—J.P. Morgan had it all. He owned the first billion-dollar company, dominated the country’s most profitable industries, and, on multiple occasions, the economy of the United States quite literally depended on his actions. He could save a company from collapse or doom it to bankruptcy with a simple word or the stroke of a pen. Hated by some and admired by others, there will never be another man quite like J.P. Morgan. This is his story. 

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