01648cam a22003253u 4500 1840 UtSlPG 20260610133050.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 The Financier: A Novel Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Financier Release date is 2006-02-26 Produced by Kirk Pearson and David Widger "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.) Original publication data not identified Psychological fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1840 43951 43951