The Magnate: William Boyce Thompson and His Time [1869-1930]

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock / John Day. Good. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. "[Thompson] was the strangest combination imaginable of go-getter and philosopher, grabber and philanthropist, realist and dreamer, ruthless magnate and tender grandfather. His contribution to history was not primarily a matter of influence in world affairs or of institutions created, though his one appearance on the world stage, in Russia, flashed with insight and originality." - Prologue. "William Boyce Thompson played a crucial role in the Bolshevik Revolution. Indeed, if he had not been in Russia in 1917, subsequent history might have followed a quite different course. Without the financial and, more important, the diplomatic and propaganda assistance given to Trotsky and Lenin by Thompson, Robins and their New York Associates, the Bolsheviks may well have withered away and Russia evolved into a socialist but constitutional society." - Antony C. Sutton in "Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution". A Montana native, Thompson made his fortune in copper and served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1914 to 1919. viii, 343 pages. Reference list. Index. Black and white photographic plates, including frontis portrait of Thompson. Unmarked with moderate wear to cerulean cloth. Binding intact. No dust jacket. A sound signed copy of this influential life story.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; William Boyce Thompson, Biography, Mining - United States, Russian Revolution, Round Table Network, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Central Banking, United States, Red Cross Russia, Newmont Mining; Signed by Author .