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Author

Thorndike, Joseph J. (Joseph Jacobs), 1913-2005.

Title The very rich : a history of wealth / by Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr.

Imprint

New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1981.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Special Collections Rosen	305.5234 T393v 1981	---	Lib Use Only

Edition	Bonanza edition.
Description	344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Note	Includes index.
Contents	Private fortunes. A portfolio : wealth in history -- Wealth from land. A portfolio : the English landed gentry -- Wealth from natural resources. A portfolio : what a way to go! -- Wealth from trade. A portfolio : the good life of the Dutch -- Wealth from finance. A portfolio : the wealthy patrons -- Wealth from talent / by Peter Andrews. A portfolio : some whims of the very rich -- Wealth from the Industrial Revolution. A portfolio : the Gilded Age -- Wealth from modern industry / by Ralph Andrist. A portfolio : the affluent life -- Wealth & society.
Subject	Wealth.
	Millionaires -- Biography.
	Millionaires. (OCoLC)fst01021857
	Wealth. (OCoLC)fst01172973
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
ISBN	9780517362341
	0517362341 (Bonanza))