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Author Sassoon, Joseph, author.

Title THE SASSOONS : THE GREAT GLOBAL MERCHANTS AND THE MAKING OF AN EMPIRE / Joseph Sassoon.

Edition First large print edition.
Publication Info. New York : Random House Large Print, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3004783~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Large Type Nonfiction  929.20941 SAS    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Large Type Nonfiction  929.20941 SAS    AVAILABLE
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Description xxiv, 672 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Physical Medium large print rda
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-627) and index.
Summary Chronicling the making of a dynasty, one of the great untold sagas of a gilded Jewish Baghdadi family who started from nothing, this riveting story shows how they built a vast empire through finance and trade that reached across three continents, and ultimately changed the destinies of nations.
Subject Sassoon, David, 1792-1864 -- Family.
Sassoon family.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Jewish families -- Great Britain.
Jewish businesspeople -- England -- London -- Biography.
Jewish businesspeople -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
Jewish businesspeople -- India -- Mumbai -- Biography.
Opium trade -- India -- History -- 19th century.
David Sassoon & Co. -- History.
Jews -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Biography.
Genre Large type books.
ISBN 9780593679029 pbk.
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