{"product_id":"the-richest-woman-in-america-hetty-green-in-the-gilded-age","title":"The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eA captivating biography of Americas first female tycoon  Hetty Green  the iconoclast who forged one of the greatest fortunes of her time.  No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. At the time of her death in 1916  she was worth at least 100 million dollars  equal to more than 2 billion dollars today. A strong believer in women being financially independent  she offered valuable lessons for the present times. Abandoned at birth by her neurotic mother  scorned by her misogynist father  Hetty set out as a child to prove her value. Following the simple rules of her wealthy Quaker father  she successfully invested her money and along the way proved to herself that she was wealthy and therefore worthy. Never losing faith in Americas potential  she ignored the herd mentality and took advantage of financial panics and crises. When everyone else was selling  she bought railroads  real estate  and government bonds. And when everyone was buying and borrowing  she put her money into cash and earned safe returns on her dollars. Men mocked her and women scoffed at her frugal ways  but she turned her back and piled up her earnings  amassing a fortune that supported businesses  churches  municipalities  and even the city of New York itself. She relished a challenge. When her aunt died and did not leave Hetty the fortune she expected  she plunged into a groundbreaking lawsuit that still resonates in law schools and courts. When her husband defied her and sank her money on his own risky interests  she threw him out and  marching down to Wall Street  quickly made up the loss. Her independence  outspokenness  and disdain for the upper crust earned her a reputation for harshness that endured for decades. Newspapers kept her in the headlines  linking her name with witches and miscreants. Yet those who knew her admired her warmth  her wisdom  and her wit. Set during a period of financial crisis strikingly similar to our current one  acclaimed author Janet Wallachs engrossing exploration of a fascinating life revives a rarely-mentioned queen of American finance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985228886069,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385531974","price":42.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385531979.jpg?v=1770853089","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-richest-woman-in-america-hetty-green-in-the-gilded-age","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}