The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age (Hardcover) by Janet Wallach

from Jcambridge

This is a terrific read and I am embarrassed to say I had not even heard of Hetty Green until I read this book. This is more evidence of how many women worthy of note have been overlooked in U.S. history. Another example is the great biography of Frances Perkins, a member of FDR's cabinet and a t...

from book58lover

From the little bit of information I knew about Green, called the Witch of Wall Street, I was very suprised by how much I liked her. Intelligent, driven, single-minded, unconventional. All adjectives I like in women can be applied to Green. Flying under the radar initially, she was able to amass ...

from NewsieQ

The author states right up front that she had limited sources available to tell the story of Hetty Green. The subject didn't keep a journal or diary, nor did she maintain voluminous correspondence. The main information for Hetty's life consists of newspaper accounts and interviews (not always rel...

from SigmundFraud

I have been fascinated with Hetty Green since reading her biography THE DAY THEY SHOOK THE PLUM TREE many years ago. The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age adds a fresh look at Hetty. A look into the life of a 19th/20th century woman who despite her sex and how women were vie...

from zimbawilson

While this book does seem to be well researched (especially given the lack of solid info on the subject) the subject itself just never grabbed me. The writing style is fine but the story itself seems little more than a tale of a woman who felt slighted by her family, had a grand sense of entitlem...