The Financier: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
"The Financier: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1912. Based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes, it follows Frank Cowperwood's rise in Philadelphia's financial world. Starting with a profitable soap deal as a young man, Cowperwood climbs to wealth through investment and manipulation of municipal funds. When the Great Chicago Fire triggers a stock market crash in 1871, his corrupt dealings are exposed. As politicians use him as
a scapegoat, Cowperwood faces bankruptcy and imprisonment while conducting an affair with his business partner's daughter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Financier: A Novel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Financier |
| Credits | Produced by Kirk Pearson and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1840 |
| Release Date | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 21, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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