A fascinating book that weaves US history together with the personal history of Hetty Green. There is even a short piece about the Wizard of Oz and finances/symbolism. The author gives us a more positive view of Hetty and debunks some of the legends about her..such as she let her son lose his le...
I really enjoyed this book, even if it was a challenging read. Challenging because there was so much information which was new to me. I learned about the transformation of Mesopotamia into the new nation of Iraq. I learned about the transformation of the Middle East as a result of the First World...