A fascinating biography that sheds light on Jewish history, economic history and nineteenth-century France

Helen M. Davies is Fellow of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne

Introduction
1. Bordeaux: a Sephardic childhood
2. The new society
3. The new entrepreneurs
4. The adventure of rail
5. Capitalism and the State
6. The family business
7. Private lives of public men
8. Boom and bust
9. Epilogue
10. Conclusion
Index