Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-627) and index.
Summary:
Chronicling the making of a dynasty, one of the great untold sagas of a gilded Jewish Baghdadi family who started from nothing, this riveting story shows how they built a vast empire through finance and trade that reached across three continents, and ultimately changed the destinies of nations.
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