MARX CONVERSIONS! The Richest! Astor, Rothschild, J.P. Morgan, Rockefeller, Jeff

Description: 1) John Jacob Astor. He was the very first to go forward in that great American tradition of becoming a millionaire. British Prime Minister Gladstone famously harrumphed: "I have heard that in America there now lives a man who has a million dollars. If that is true, I believe that it should be taken away from him." Astor immigrated from Waldorf in Germany, explaining why some of the world's most ritzy hotels have been called the Waldorf Astoria. He made his first fortune in furs, and he turned that fortune into a mega-fortune with just the right investment: Manhattan real estate. Among other things, Asor was famous for scoffing at the very notion of charity. 2) The figure offered here as Rothschild can represent several members of the Rothschild family, surely the most consistently mega-rich family of modern times. Beginning in Napoleonic times, the Rothschilds have been the masters of international finance, reportedly using part of their fortune to pay journalists to keep them out of the news. 3) John D. Rockefeller, wealthy first from his monopolistic Standard Oil and later from banking, was the world's first billionaire, and a figure synonymous with massive wealth. 4) J.P. Morgan controlled American finance during the robber baron era when America became the world's economic superpower. His name still lives on Wall Street. 5) Considered the world's richest man for many years, Jeff Bezos of Amazon can be considered one of the little giants among today's Information Technology mega-billionaires. He has yet to make his mark with his Blue Origin space exploration venture... FIGURES ONLY Ships to: USA only. Combined shipping available. (In which case, please pay only after receiving a combined invoice.)

Price: 29.99 USD

Location: Tampa, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-19T03:59:31.000Z

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