The President and the Oligarch
Roosevelt, Mellon, and the Triumph of Big Government
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
Why did one of our greatest presidents ruthlessly persecute one of the richest men in America?
By any measure, Franklin D. Roosevelt is one our most admired presidents. But behind the beaming smile and folksy fireside chats was a ruthless politician willing to use the massive powers of the federal government to crush his enemies. In this thrilling exposé, Greg Steinmetz recounts how FDR targeted America’s third-richest man to prove his progressive credentials and rall…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668023693 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668023695 |
| Author: | Greg Steinmetz |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 515g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Greg Steinmetz
Greg Steinmetz is a retired partner of a money management firm in New York. He previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, where he covered investment banking before becoming Berlin Bureau Chief and then London Bureau Chief. His first book, The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger, was heralded by Andrew Ross Sorkin as one of the best reads of 2015. The Wall Street Journal and Jim Cramer named his second book, American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street’s Biggest Fortune, as a top book of 2025.
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