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by Edward J. Renehan Jr.

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  • ISBN: 0465068855
  • Category: Biographies
  • Author: Edward J. Renehan Jr.
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Basic Books; First edition (May 24, 2005)
  • Pages: 384 pages
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Gould was the robber baron's robber baron. Edward J. Rehehan Jr. is the author of several books including Dark Genius of Wall Street, The Kennedys at War, The Lion's Pride, The Secret Six, and John Burroughs

Gould was the robber baron's robber baron. is the author of several books including Dark Genius of Wall Street, The Kennedys at War, The Lion's Pride, The Secret Six, and John Burroughs. He contributes to such publications as American Heritage and has appeared on the History Channel, C-SPAN, and PBS. He lives in Rhode Island.

Renehan takes on the assignment of humanizing Jay Gould, the best known of the so-called "Robber Barons" (who was one of Wall Street's leading figures from the 1860s to his death in 1892. The result is a bit uneven

Renehan takes on the assignment of humanizing Jay Gould, the best known of the so-called "Robber Barons" (who was one of Wall Street's leading figures from the 1860s to his death in 1892. The result is a bit uneven. I think the case was made convincingly for the young Gould, and perhaps for the man at the end of his days

Dark Genius of Wall Street by Edward J. Renehan is about the life of Jay Gould, the hated but most astute financial and business strategist of his time.

Dark Genius of Wall Street by Edward J. The quintessential robber baron of the 1800s may well be the least remembered, Jay Gould. Throughout his life, Gould was not only the constant foil of Cornelius Vanderbilt but was perhaps one of the most despised men in American commerce. This reputation may not have been fully deserved, but it is one he fully embraced because he deemed it as giving him a valuable weapon which he used skillfully to his advantage.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-334) and index. The mysterious bearded Gould - Ancestors - Twelve lines by night - A deliberate student - Rat traps and maps - Hidden mysteries of life and death - Gouldsboro - Our best friends tell. 315-334) and index

Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently overshadowed creativity. Gould was the quintessential robber baron and the original modern businessman whose financial examples persist even today.

Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently overshadowed creativity. Biographies & Memoirs. A genius, if dark, is still a genius. I found this to be an eye-opening book. Having gone to university and gotten my news from big city newspapers, I’ve been led to believe that Gould was a criminal. Of course, the truth is rarely what is what is presented by leftists. Gould was a genius who worked within the rules as they were given to him. Does that make him a saint? No. Does that make him a criminal? No.

Gould was the robber baron's robber baron, the most astute financial and business strategist of his time and also the most widely hated

Gould was the robber baron's robber baron, the most astute financial and business strategist of his time and also the most widely hated. In Dark Genius of Wall Street, acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, J. combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation- and one of the inventors of modern business.

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Jay Gould was the robber baron’s robber baron: the greatest financial and business genius of his time and also . Though reviled for more than a century as Wall Street's greatest villain, Jay Gould was in fact its most original creative genius.

Jay Gould was the robber baron’s robber baron: the greatest financial and business genius of his time and also the most widely hated. Gould was the robber baron's robber baron, the most astute financial and business strategist of his time and also the most widely hated.

Jay Gould was the robber baron's robber baron: the greatest financial and business genius of his time and also the most widely hated. He could go head-to-head with the likes of J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the U.S. Treasury and almost always outsmart them. Gould was the undisputed master of the nation's railroads and telegraph systems at a time when these were the fastest-growing new technologies of the age. His scheme to corner the gold market in 1869 caused the Black Friday panic. He created new ways of manipulating markets, assembling capital and swallowing his competitors. Many of these methods are now standard practice; others were unique to their circumstances and unrepeatable; others were among the first practices prohibited by the SEC when it came into being in the 1930s.Acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., recounts the dazzling life story of a figure whose stature in his era outranks that of Bill Gates, in a time when a “corporate takeover battle” was literally a battle, involving not just lawyers and bankers but the buying and selling of judges and occasional confrontations between gangs of armed thugs. Renehan combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to create the first balanced biography of a man who was undoubtedly the greatest financial genius of his age—and one of the inventors of modern business.
Reviews about Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons (7):
Mozel
This book presents a somewhat different picture of Jay Gould than the dark malevolent force that he is generally depicted as being. It is the author’s contention that Gould actually ran many of the businesses he controlled in a relatively efficient manner and did not control them just to loot them. While many of his tactics would be illegal today, they were not in his and he was not alone if using them. Indeed, things like insider trading and attempts to corner the market in railroad stocks and even of gold in the NY market were perfectly legal. Bribing judges to rule in his favor was not; he often did so to counteract the actions of judges that had been bribed by his opponents. Most of all, the book shows that Gould did not care what people thought of him. He even welcomed his being depicted as the spider sitting on his web controlling the stock market, as he felt that this made people fear him, giving him an advantage in his dealings with them.

I found the book to be interesting and entertaining, and while you might not agree with the author’s depiction of Gould, you will learn a lot about him and of business in the 19th century America.
Moralsa
A fine biography of Jay Gould, a master financier and manipulator.His name is often taken in vain--with his sometimes nefarious tactics excoriated. He was born to modest circumstances, in rural New York state. He was ambitious and slowly worked his way upward in business.

The book does a nice job of describing his rise, his reverses, his great successes. Reverses? His effort to corner the gold market was undercut by President Ulysses Grant's countermoves. Later, Gould moved to develop a rail empire. There were ups and downs, but--in the end--he was a success. One learns of his shenanigans, his efforts to manipulate the stock market to his advantage (and to add to his wealth).

One gets a good sense of business in the last third of the 19th century. One also gets a sense of some of the major figures of the time, such as "Commodore" Vanderbilt. The book is evenhanded on Gould, noting that he was not a completely evil person as some alleged at the time. In the end, a nicely balanced viewpoint.

In the end, a good book. . . .

All in all, a good perspective on a controversial figure.
Snake Rocking
This is one of two very good books(Maury Klein's being the other)about Jay Gould.His exploits in railroads,Western Union,etc are certainly well known.You have to wonder what he would of thought about the financial system in the US.The gold standard,a central bank,etc.He didn't live to see such changes.Thus he wouldn't be able to give his opinion directly.His forays in the gold market could give us some clues though.The Greenbacks were issued during the Civil War.Good for all debts public and private except the National Debt;they traded at a discount to gold.Just shake it up and watch it snow,as it were.This was a fascinating money making opportunity in his mind,and obviously so.In the end,the Greenbacks were redeemed without a discount;but what a speculative journey!Jay Gould was another businessman that was smarter than the average bear;and he could be when he wanted to.Him and James Fisk got the better of both Daniel Drew and Jacob Little on certain occasions.There were certainly others.How would they survive in this day and age with regulation at every turn?That's the operative question.The business environment has certainly changed.The problem with revisionist history is that sure we rejected the subject when he was a "robber baron."Turns out he might of had some redeeming value in some way. That's not Jay Gould's fault.That's our fault.He never changed.We might.
Giamah
I was looking for a biography of Jay Gould, a legend on Wall Street. This book definitely fulfilled my expectations. While I finished the book wondering who "really" was Jay Gould, I feel I have a good understanding of his background, the key elements of his "drive", and the major events of his life.

The book provides a good overview of his family's history, his childhood and rise in the business world. Jay is portrayed as smart but secretive man throughout his life. He is good husband, father, and uncle to his family while avoiding excesses of extreme wealth, unlike one of his close associates, the (in)famous "Diamond" Jim Fisk. Unfortunately (or fortunately), he dies in his 50's from TB.

After finishing, I'm still wondering what made Gould so "smart" besides the generic detail-oriented and thinking hard. Another big question is how can a person who appears to be a model family man could try to "corner" the gold market which resulted in so much pain for so many Americans (in addition to his many other "stock operations").

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