The Marshall Fields: The Evolution of an American Business Dynasty Hardcover - 2002
by Madsen, Axel
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Details
- Title The Marshall Fields: The Evolution of an American Business Dynasty
- Author Madsen, Axel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, New York
- Date 2002-09-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 016-15AU17-URBA
- ISBN 9780471024934 / 0471024937
- Weight 1.58 lbs (0.72 kg)
- Dimensions 9.27 x 6.49 x 1.06 in (23.55 x 16.48 x 2.69 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Locality: Chicago, Illinois
- Library of Congress subjects Chicago (Ill.), Businesspeople - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002071334
- Dewey Decimal Code B
From the rear cover
Like J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However, his phenomenal wealth and generous philanthropy masked a disastrous personal life. Deserted by his wife and alienated from his children, the founder of the Field dynasty left a legacy of immense wealth and misery to match.
The Marshall Fields recounts the classic tale of Field's spectacular success as well as the tragic story of a man who, while making millions by knowing what women wanted, had no inkling of his own wife's emotional needs. This revealing account follows the next five generations of the Field family, concentrating on the most important and controversial figures in each generation. What emerges is a startling saga of money, madness, and mystery.
From the son who may have been shot by a chorus girl to the great-great grandson who used his millions to create Hollywood fantasies, Field's descendants have caromed wildly between rebellion and folly. Their story offers a new and penetrating take on wealth, success, and the nightmare that often accompanies the American dream.
