David Cannadine

Contrasting Capitalists, Balanced Biographies

Mellon: An American Life, by David Cannadine. Alfred A. Knopf, 779 pages, $35.  read more »

Contrasting Capitalists, Balanced Biographies

Pittsburgh powerhouses: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) and Andrew Mellon (1855-1937).
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Pittsburgh powerhouses: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) and Andrew Mellon (1855-1937).

Mellon: An American Life, by David Cannadine. Alfred A. Knopf, 779 pages, $35.    read more »