Mellon — An American Life
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Mellon — An American Life
| Full title | Mellon: An American Life |
|---|---|
| Author | David Cannadine |
| Published | 2006 |
| Pages | 800 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | David Cannadine’s biography of Andrew W. Mellon — the Pittsburgh banker who financed Alcoa and Gulf Oil, served as Treasury Secretary through the 1920s and the onset of the Depression, and gave the National Gallery of Art to the United States. A single life spanning industrial finance, fiscal policy and philanthropy. |
Where I heard about it
- @mastersinvest — on his “2025 Reading … so far” list (August 2025), a feed that skews heavily toward company and founder biography. The full 46-title list is on 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).
- Li Lu — on Li Lu’s Recommended Book List, in the Biography and Others section.
Connections
- 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.