Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon, (Paperback)

from bogopea

Amazing story of first female millionaire. Grew up with money and inherited it but also grew it, partly by being extremely thrifty herself to the point of looking like a poor schlep on the streets of NY. And, too boot, She was not a nice person to others.

from mstrust

Hetty Green was known as The Witch of Wall Street around 1890, as she dressed in shabby old black gowns and outdated bonnets while she saw to her business about New York's financial district. I first read about her in The People's Almanac as a kid and thought she was fascinating, as did every new...

from mstrust

Hetty Green was known as The Witch of Wall Street around 1890, as she dressed in shabby old black gowns and outdated bonnets while she saw to her business about New York's financial district. I first read about her in The People's Almanac as a kid and thought she was fascinating, as did every new...