The Rise of the House of Rothschild [searchable]

471 Pages·1928·15.665 MB·English

by  Count Egon Caesar Corti

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THE R ISE
OF THE HOUSE
OF
ROTHSCHILD
1770 1830
—
Emil Ludwig, in the New York Herald Tribune, says:
This history of the House of Rothschild constitutes a magnificent
expression of the basic foundation, the factors of power and the
mistakes of construction of the old Europe. The reader will find
in this book a condensed history of Europe, chock-full of instructive
and amusing details, hidden away in the story of a banking house.
The New York Times says:
An uncommonly fascinating history of a f financial dynasty which
played a more important part in shaping the destiny of the world
than many of the ruling houses.
BY
COUNT EGON CAESAR CORTI
TRANSLATED BY
BRIAN AND BEATRIX LUNN
COSMOPOLITAN BOOK CORPORATION
NEW YORK
The Rise of the
House of Rothschild
by Count Egon Caesar Corti
Without suspicion of ex­
aggeration it can be said
that “The Rise of the House of
Rothschild” is one of the most
exciting and important histori­
cal works published in our
times. Awaited for many years,
it is a mighty canvas of turbu­
lent, scheming, warring Europe
and of that family of golden
Titans who pulled the strings
on which kings, generals, and
whole nations danced. In Ger­
many it created a furore immedi­
ately after publication.
Its author Count Corti already
has a fine reputation in Europe
as a biographer and historian.
Before writing “The Rise of the
House of Rothschild, ” he spent
three years in research. When he
sat down to tell the story, his
desk resembled the secret ar­
chives of a Foreign Office. Corti
follows the strange trail of the
Rothschilds with a keen in­
stinct for the unraveling of eco­
nomic history and diplomatic
intrigue, and an equal sense of
human values that makes his
book as fascinating as it is
important.
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T he Rise of
the House of Rothschild

The Rise of
the House of Rothschild
COUNT EGON CAESAR CORTI
Translated from the German by
Brian and Beatrix Lynn
1770-1830
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation
NEW YORK MCMXXVIII
THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD
Copyright, 1928, by Cosmopolitan Book Corporation.
’ Printed in the United States of America by
J. J, LITTLE AND IVES COMPANY, NEW YORK
FOREWORD
Historians, in interpreting the nineteenth century, have
laid stress on many and various aspects of the period
under study; and descriptions of isolated periods, single
episodes, and individuals are scattered amongst hundreds
and even thousands of books. On the other hand, certain
special features of the period under consideration have
been, for various reasons, entirely neglected.
An example of such neglect is the ignoring by histo­
rians of the role played by the Rothschild family in the
history of the nineteenth century, and the object of this
work is to appraise the important influence of this family
on the politics of the period, not only in Europe but
throughout the world. For, strangely enough, the influ­
ence of the Rothschilds is barely mentioned, or at the most
casually referred to, in otherwise comprehensive and
painstaking historical treatises.
Special literature dealing with the House of Roths­
child usually falls into one of two groups, either fulsome
paeans of praise commissioned by the House itself, or
scurrilous pamphlets inspired by hatred—both equally
unpleasant. There are, however, two works of serious
value in existence, which are partially compiled from
legal documents, but they are of small scope. One is by
an employee of the Rothschilds, Christian Wilhelm Berg-
hoeffer, and the other is the impartial work of Dr. Rich­
ard Ehrenberg; but these treat only of isolated incidents
in the history of the House, and throw no light on its
pan-European importance.
The object of the present work, which deals with the
period 1770-1830, is to trace the rise of the House of
Rothschild from its small beginnings to the great position
it attained, culminating in the year of its great crisis.