
A master of literary naturalism, Dreiser is known for his great intensity and keen journalistic eye as he examines real-life subjects. This powerful novel explores the dynamics of the financial world during the Civil War and after the stock market panic caused by the Chicago fire.The first in a "trilogy of desire", The Financier tells the story of the ruthlessly dominating broker Frank Cowperwood ...
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Worthwhile read overall, mainly by virtue of Dreiser's honest portrayals of American capitalism and big-city politics in the second half of the nineteenth century. Dreiser was a realist, and he pulls no punches. Students of history will find many ins...
s the ladder of success, his adoring mistress championing his every move.Based on the life of flamboyant finance captain C. T. Yerkes, Theodore Dreiser's cutting portrayal of the unscrupulous magnate Cowperwood embodies the idea that behind every great fortune there is a crime.