The Financier

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The Financier
Author Theodore Dreiser
Country United States
Language English
Series A Trilogy of Desire
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher
Released 1912
Media Type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN NA
Followed by The Titan

Published in 1912, The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser, is the first volume of the Cowperwood trilogy, which includes The Titan (1914) and The Stoic (1947). Dreiser modeled the main character Frank Cowperwood on the tycoon Charles Yerkes. This first novel in the trilogy traces the financial rise, fall, and rise of Cowperwood in Philadelphia. Dreiser masterfully blends a financial plot line with a romantic one, tracing Cowperwood's love interests as they intersect with his financial exploits.

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