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Meyer Amschel Rothschild was born in the Frankfurt ghetto in the mideighteenth century, in a city more restrictive in its treatment of Jews than any in Europe. Elon brilliantly depicts Meyer Amschel Rothschild's position there, and life on the almost unimaginably cramped Judengasse (the single street of the ghetto), where he lived his whole life even after becoming one of the richest men in Germany. We read how he established his small trading and banking business, and forged an uneasy relationship (though one mutually profitable in different ways) with the financially obsessed Crown Prince Wilhelm of Kassel; how he pushed at and eventually broke through the restrictions that bound him and his family to the ghetto until he found himself essentially paying for the English war effort in the Peninsula in 1810. On a richly delineated canvas the emergence and secularization of a family and Western European Jewry is depicted.Founder is more than a short biography of an obviously extraordinary man. It is a portrait of Meyer Amschel Rothschild's times, of the condition of the Jews, of the state of Germany until it was overrun by the troops of Napoleonic France, which led to the collapse of the old order. It is about the threshold of modern times, when a world of aristocrats and gentlemen was permanently changed by a shrewd, dedicated, and loyal financier and his family. We still cannot know him as well as we do his children; but at last, in this book, Meyer Amschel Rothschild himself emerges from the shadows of the Judengasse.
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- Q: What is the primary focus of the book 'Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild and His Time'? A: The book primarily focuses on the life of Meyer Amschel Rothschild, detailing his experiences in the Frankfurt ghetto, his rise as a financier, and the broader socio-economic conditions of Jews in Germany during the eighteenth century.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild and His Time'? A: The author of the book is Amos Elon.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is bound in hardcover.
- Q: When was 'Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild and His Time' published? A: The book was published on November 1, 1996.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book contains 208 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of this book? A: The book is listed as being in new condition.
- Q: Is this book a first edition? A: Yes, this book is a first edition.
- Q: What historical context does the book provide? A: The book provides historical context regarding the life of Meyer Amschel Rothschild, the condition of Jews in Germany, and the changes brought about by the Napoleonic Wars.
- Q: What themes are explored in 'Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild and His Time'? A: The book explores themes of financial innovation, social mobility, and the transformation of Jewish identity in Europe.
- Q: Can this book be considered a biography? A: Yes, it is a biography that portrays the life and times of Meyer Amschel Rothschild.