Josephson, Matthew 1899-1978

The robber barons the great American capitalists, 1861-1901 by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
17 editions published between 1934 and 2011 in English and held by 2,632 libraries worldwide
Includes material on John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpoint Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, Jay Cooke, Daniel Drew, Henry C. Frick, James J. Hill, Charles M. Schwab, Henry Villard, Standard Oil Company, trusts,

Edison ; a biography by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
16 editions published between 1959 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 2,211 libraries worldwide
Biography of Thomas Edison portraying the man and the myth behind the genius.

The politicos, 1865-1896 by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
13 editions published between 1938 and 2008 in English and held by 1,749 libraries worldwide
Written during the most desperate time in twentieth-century America, this biting chronicle of the Gilded Age confirmed in most Americans' minds why they had voted overwhelmingly for FDR and had embraced the New Deal's reforms. --from publisher description

Al Smith: hero of the cities; a political portrait drawing on the papers of Frances Perkins by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
3 editions published between 1969 and 1970 in English and held by 1,329 libraries worldwide
Freshly examined and balanced if admiring account of Smith, his background, political development from ward politician to New York governor and presidential candidate, legislative and administrative contributions, unhappy close of his political career, and his person and personality.

Stendhal, or, The pursuit of happiness by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
12 editions published between 1946 and 2005 in English and held by 1,187 libraries worldwide

The president makers; the culture of politics and leadership in an age of enlightenment, 1896-1919 by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
12 editions published between 1940 and 1979 in English and held by 1,156 libraries worldwide

The money lords; the great finance capitalists, 1925-1950 by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
6 editions published between 1972 and 1973 in English and held by 1,129 libraries worldwide
Includes material on Samuel Insull, the Van Sweringen brothers, A. P. Giannini, Robert R. Young, among others.

Zola and his time; the history of his martial career in letters, with an account of his circle of friends, his remarkable enemies, cyclopean labors, public campaigns, trials, and ultimate glorification by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
15 editions published between 1928 and 1969 in English and held by 975 libraries worldwide

Victor Hugo, a realistic biography of the great romantic by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
7 editions published between 1942 and 2005 in English and held by 898 libraries worldwide

Infidel in the temple; a memoir of the nineteen-thirties by Matthew Josephson ( Book )
9 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 874 libraries worldwide