Reviews
"A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick, clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now. . . . So engaging I found myself wishing only that it were longer." -Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island and Mystic River "This superbly researched and beautifully written account of the expression of business genius a century ago illumines both the sociopathy and the generosity that then as now characterize the dynamics of capitalism." -Robert A. G. Monks, principal of Lens Governance Advisors and coauthor of Corporate Governance "Les Standiford's novelistic genius brings alive the familiar story of Carnegie and Frick with clarity and verve and a fresh eye. . . . The most dazzling aspect of this dazzling book is the author's clear and engaging depictions of the intricacies of the business world of another century." -James W. Hall, author of Forests of the Night From the Hardcover edition., "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick, clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now. . . . So engaging I found myself wishing only that it were longer." --Dennis Lehane, author of "Shutter Island and "Mystic River "This superbly researched and beautifully written account of the expression of business genius a century ago illumines both the sociopathy and the generosity that then as now characterize the dynamics of capitalism." --Robert A. G. Monks, principal of Lens Governance Advisors and coauthor of "Corporate Governance "Les Standiford's novelistic genius brings alive the familiar story of Carnegie and Frick with clarity and verve and a fresh eye. . . . The most dazzling aspect of this dazzling book is the author's clear and engaging depictions of the intricacies of the business world of another century." --James W. Hall, author of "Forests of the Night "From the Hardcover edition., "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." - USA Today "To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." - Wall Street Journal "The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel-and as difficult to put down." - Miami Herald "Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester's great The Glory and the Dream ." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." -Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River, "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." -USA Today "To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." -Wall Street Journal "The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel-and as difficult to put down." -Miami Herald "Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester's greatThe Glory and the Dream." -Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." -Dennis Lehane, author ofMystic River, "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." -- USA Today "To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." -- Wall Street Journal "The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel--and as difficult to put down." -- Miami Herald "Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester's great The Glory and the Dream ." -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." --Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River, " Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." -- "USA Today" " To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." -- "Wall Street Journal" " The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel-- and as difficult to put down." -- "Miami Herald" " Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester' s great "The Glory and the Dream,"" -- "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" " A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." -- Dennis Lehane, author of "Mystic River", "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." --"USA Today" "To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." --"Wall Street Journal" "The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel--and as difficult to put down." --"Miami Herald" "Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester's great "The Glory and the Dream."" --"Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." --Dennis Lehane, author of "Mystic River", "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." USA Today "To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." Wall Street Journal "The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good noveland as difficult to put down." Miami Herald "Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester's great The Glory and the Dream ." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River, "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience." -USA Today "To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford." -Wall Street Journal "The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel-and as difficult to put down." -Miami Herald "Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester's great The Glory and the Dream." -Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now." -Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River
