Merchant Adventurer
| Author | : Marquis James |
| Publisher | : Latin American Silhouettes |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| ISBN-10 | : UVA:X002315793 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Merchant Adventurer by : Marquis James
Download or read book Merchant Adventurer written by Marquis James and published by Latin American Silhouettes. This book was released on 1993 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This previously unpublished work, by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer James (1891-1955), tells the story of Irish-born William R. Grace (1832-1904) who, arriving in America as a teenager in 1846, worked his way up from ordinary seaman to become master of a vast commercial empire, reformer of the Democratic party, and New York City's first Catholic mayor. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
