Morgan Grenfell, 1838-1988: The Biography of a Merchant Bank - Kathleen Burk, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History Kathleen Burk - Google Books

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This is the arresting 150-year story of one of the oldest and most illustrious merchant banks and of the men who made it. Founded in 1838 by an American, George Peabody, Morgan Grenfell quickly became the most important American banking house in London,…