The Financier |
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Author:
| Dreiser, Theodore |
ISBN: | 978-1-7219-5806-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2018 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $6.49 |
Book Description:
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The Financier is the first novel by an American writer Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser in his Trilogy of Desire (the second is The Titan, and The Stoic is the third one). The main hero of the trilogy is Frank Cowperwood. The plot is based on the life of an American millionaire Charles Yerkes.The main character of The Financier by Theodore Dreiser, Frank Cowperwood, became an outstanding financier when he was rather young. He is a son of a low rank banker, and lives in Philadelphia;...
More DescriptionThe Financier is the first novel by an American writer Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser in his Trilogy of Desire (the second is The Titan, and The Stoic is the third one). The main hero of the trilogy is Frank Cowperwood. The plot is based on the life of an American millionaire Charles Yerkes.The main character of The Financier by Theodore Dreiser, Frank Cowperwood, became an outstanding financier when he was rather young. He is a son of a low rank banker, and lives in Philadelphia; however, he manages to enter the circle of the greatest financial magnates of Pennsylvania. At the age of 21, Cowperwood marries an attractive widow, Lillian, and they have two children; eventually, he buys a high-class mansion for his brokerage house on the Third Street, the "sartorial statement" of a town. But Cowperwood, the admirer of success, women and money, tries to get more...