“Magnificent . . . the fullest and most revealing look at this remarkable, complex man that we are likely to get.”--The Wall Street Journal

“A masterpiece . . . No one else has told the tale of Pierpont Morgan in the detail, depth, and understanding of Jean Strouse.”--Robert Heilbroner, Los Angeles Times Book Review

“It is hard to imagine a biographer coming any closer to perfection.”--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Strouse is in full command of Pierpont Morgan’s personal life, his financial operations, his collecting, and his benefactions, and presents a rich, vivid picture of the background against which they took place. . . . A magnificent biography.”--The New York Review of Books

“With uncommon intelligence, maturity, and psychological insight, Morgan: American Financier is that rare masterpiece biography that enables us to penetrate the soul of a complex human being.”--The Philadelphia Inquirer