Dreiser, Theodore,  1871-1945 <br/><br/>
The Financier: A Novel 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Financier  Release date is 2006-02-26 
<br/><br/>Produced by Kirk Pearson and David Widger  Produced by Kirk Pearson and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Psychological fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction 
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