The Day They Shook the Plum Tree

by Arthur H. Lewis

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• Format: Unknown Binding
• ISBN: B0026QRPD6
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hetty Green and the Financial Dilemma

This book profiles the life of Hetty Green, who in the year 1900 was worth $100,000,000. Rumours abound about her idiosyncracies, the most prevalent of which is frugality. Say what you will about Hetty, she was a market genius. She spotted an opportunity before anyone noticed anything was missing. She had foresight, an iron will, and incredible fortitude. Much of this can be attributed to her father and grandfather, who themselves had amassed wealth and shared their secrets with Hetty from the time she was a young girl. Hetty's children, on the other hand, are an odd lott, from Ned Green, who hung a whale's penis on his wall for the sheer amusement factor in that most people did not know what it was, to her daughter Sylvia who was more of a recluse. When Sylvia died, she donated tens of thousands of dollars to those whom she remembered were kind to her. I read it for geneological research, as Hetty and I may be related. However, if a story of building and maintaining wealth through innovation and cunning interests you, you will enjoy this book. I understand, however, that some of the facts may have been embellished. There are other sources of info about Hetty available if you want facts. Enjoy!