The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
, subject: J.P. Morgan, the Morgan banking dynasty, and the history of Anglo-American finance
A Founders book choice for readers drawn to J.P. Morgan, private banking, and the people around the Morgan family.
About the book
David builds Episode 139 around Chernow's history and repeatedly returns to it for J. P. Morgan, Junius Morgan, banking partnerships, competition, and the Morgan family's influence on industrial finance.
Why read it
Best if you want a book David treated as a full Founders subject and later revisited while discussing J.P. Morgan, private banking, Theodore Roosevelt, and business rivalry.
Key themes
- The Morgan banking dynasty
- J.P. Morgan and his circle
- Private banking practices
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 8 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- J.P. Morgan — David dedicates this episode to Ron Chernow's The House of Morgan, reading from its prologue and author's foreword and covering the Morgan banking dynasty in depth.
- Teddy Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan — David draws on The House of Morgan as prior reading that shaped his understanding of J.P. Morgan, including Junius Morgan's influence and E.H. Harriman.
- Theodore Roosevelt — David says he read The House of Morgan on Founders #139 and that Theodore Roosevelt was a main character in it.
- David Ogilvy (The King of Madison Avenue) — David references his prior Founders episode on The House of Morgan as the famous Morgan family biography.
- Founder of the Rothschild Family Dynasty — David ties private banking practices back to his earlier coverage of The House of Morgan.
- Albert D. Lasker (the creation of the advertising industry) — David identifies The House of Morgan as Founders episode 139 and points listeners to it.
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