A disposition to be rich [DAISY talking book] : how a small-town pastor's son ruined an American president, brought on a Wall Street crash, and made himself the best-hated man in the United States

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Title:

Author:

Ward, Geoffrey C, author.

Added Author:

Williams, Jake, narrator.

Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2014. (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio)

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc (17 hr., 17 min.) : sound ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

Award-winning historian chronicles the actions of his great-grandfather Ferdinand Ward (1851-1925), whose Ponzi scheme collapsed and bankrupted former president Ulysses S. Grant, author Mark Twain, and many others. 2012.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format.

Performers:

Narrated by: Jake Williams.

Contents:

pt. 1. The Puritan. The Higher Calling -- Labouring in Hope -- Chastened and Sanctified -- pt. 2. One of the Worst Boys. A Contest for Principle & Truth -- The Triumph of the Monster, "War" -- Suspected of Evil -- pt. 3. The Young Napoleon of Finance. The Avaricious Spirit -- The Bonanza Man -- The Imaginary Business -- Tears of Grateful Joy -- The End Has Come -- pt. 4. The Best-Hated Man in the United States. A Magnificent and Audacious Swindle -- A Verdict at Last -- The Model Prisoner -- All That Loved Me Are in Heaven -- pt. 5. The Loving Father. Driven to Desperation -- The Kidnapping -- Epilogue.

Technical Details:

Full audio with structure.

System requirements: NLS authorized ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2002 digital talking book (dtb) player compatible with NLS flash cartridges. Web version requires computer with Internet access, BARD password and NLS authorized digital talking book player. Contact your cooperating library or the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, for more information.

Personal Subject:

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885-Friends and associates.

Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891.

Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925.

Subject Term:

Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.

Children of clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.

Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Ponzi schemes -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.

Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.