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A Genius for Money: Business, Art and the Morrisons Hardcover - 2011

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How the son of an innkeeper with a flair for making money became the richest commoner in nineteenth-century England, and what he did with his extraordinary success This is the spectacular rags-to-riches story of James Morrison (1789-1857), who began life humbly but through hard work and entrepreneurial brilliance acquired a fortune unequalled in nineteenth-century England. Using the extensive Morrison archive, Caroline Dakers presents the first substantial biography of the richest commoner in England, recounting the details of Morrison's personal life while also placing him in the Victorian age of enterprise that made his success possible.

An affectionate husband and father of ten, Morrison made his first fortune in textiles, then a second in international finance. He invested in North American railways, was involved in global trade from Canton to Valparaiso, created hundreds of jobs, and relished the challenges of "the science of business". His success enabled him to acquire land, houses, and works of art on a scale to rival the grandest of aristocrats.

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  • Title A Genius for Money: Business, Art and the Morrisons
  • Author Caroline Dakers
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780300112207 / 0300112203
  • Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.42 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.61 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Businessmen - Great Britain, Morrison, James
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011026892
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Caroline Dakers is professor of cultural history, Central Sain Martins, University of the Arts London. She is the author of The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society and Clouds: Biography of a Country House, both published by Yale University Press. She lives in London.
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