--- product_id: 4732546 title: "The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999" price: "€ 72.56" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/4732546-the-house-of-rothschild-volume-2-the-worlds-banker-1849 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 **Price:** € 72.56 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 - **How much does it cost?** € 72.56 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/4732546-the-house-of-rothschild-volume-2-the-worlds-banker-1849) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A major work of economic, social and political history, Niall Ferguson's The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1999 is the second volume of the acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was hailed as a "great biography" by Time magazine and named one of the best books of the year by Business Week . Now, with all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced their ascent, Ferguson - the first historian with access to the long-lost Rothschild family archives - concludes his myth-breaking portrait of once of the most fascinating and power families of all time. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of the Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. Yet the Rothschilds' failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States proved fateful, and as financial power shifted from London to New York after 1914, their power waned. "A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination." — Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books "Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read." — The New York Times Book Review "Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history." —Boston Globe Niall Ferguson's new book The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook will be published in January 2018. Review: Worthy extension of Vol 1 - You need to read this to complete the story of the Rothschilds. Ferguson has done a spectacular job. Absorbing. Review: History of Finance in the developed world - Amazing walk through the end of 18th and fully the 19th and much of the 20th centuries. The connection between the financiers and countries’ strategic moves are intertwined. The detail in this book is incredible. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #71,860 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Banking (Books) #36 in Banks & Banking (Books) #69 in England History | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 288 Reviews | ## Images ![The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nQSY8iGjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worthy extension of Vol 1 *by C***O on September 28, 2024* You need to read this to complete the story of the Rothschilds. Ferguson has done a spectacular job. Absorbing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ History of Finance in the developed world *by M***E on July 12, 2024* Amazing walk through the end of 18th and fully the 19th and much of the 20th centuries. The connection between the financiers and countries’ strategic moves are intertwined. The detail in this book is incredible. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Continuing Adventures of the Founding Family of Modern Capitalism. *by D***R on June 27, 2017* BOOK REVIEW: FERGUSON, Niall - The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World’s Banker 1849-1998 e-ISBN: 978-1-101-15357-4 Read April, 23 - June, 12th, 2017 This second of two volumes on the history of The House of Rothschild, written by Harvard historian Niall Ferguson, continues the family’s adventures from the third to the fifth generation, and then up to the turn of the 21st century. With exception of the epilogue, which draws on public materials, the Author’s sources include the private correspondence of family members and is thus able to offer an original insight into the family’s history. Despite Ferguson’s clear and fluent prose, I sometimes felt lost in the narrative because of the growing number of family members, unable to know who was whom. As the first volume, this sequence has fourteen chapters grouped in three parts, plus an epilogue: Uncles and Nephews (chapters 1-5: the quest for emancipation; the fast social transformations of 1849-1858; impacts of nationalism; of the transition to the gold monetary standard; and the death of James, the last surviving son, and events leading to the 1870 war); through those of Cousins (chapters 6-13: the aftermath of war; the distancing of fourth generation Rothschilds from banking; Sionism; diversification from banking and the building of the multinational mining empire; involvement with politics, mainly in Britain; imperialism; the Games of Alliances; the financing of the arms race preceding 1914), to the times of Descendants (chapter 14, about the apparent decline of the family between 1915 and 1945). The Epilogue covers the period from the War to the 21st century and hails a revival of the Rothschild role in the world. The text is illustrated with graphs, tables, diagrams and figures; some sources are transcribed in the appendixes. Sadly, illustrations are difficult to follow on certain Kindle models, and notes were suppressed in the paper and Kindle editions. The scholarly reader should prefer the hardcover edition. It is difficult to say which of the two volumes is the best one. As with the first, Ferguson seems keener on unmasking myths and giving his say, in the new light of the private correspondence, on every deserving question ever posed in the vast literature than on presenting new questions or contrasting the family with other banks and financial empires in order to understand how the family created value or what the several branches’ roles were in the several multinational companies he mentions, when the Rothschild thrift and creativity outgrew financial markets. If this second volume offers perhaps less vivid depictions of the cousins and descendants personalities, it gains in detail and, maybe helped by more reliable sources, offers a somewhat sounder narrative. I’m no Rothschild specialist and this is the first book I read on the subject, but it left me with the feeling this set of books probably is the state of art on the subject. It was certainly a great read, albeit extensive. I do not hesitate in recommending it. ## Frequently Bought Together - The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 - The House of Rothschild - The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/4732546-the-house-of-rothschild-volume-2-the-worlds-banker-1849](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/4732546-the-house-of-rothschild-volume-2-the-worlds-banker-1849) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-08-13*