Brief Summary Of The Life And Legend Of George Gould Sparknotes

George Gould’s Life in the Nineteen Century

George Gould was born in New York, City, in February 6, 1864. His father was Jay Gould; he was a farmer, working in his small business as a salesperson. His mother was Helen Miller Gould. George was the eldest son of Jay Gould and he grew up on a farm. He was not earned a higher education; however, he graduated from high school. He was interesting in business activity; he opened business tanning leather in northern Pennsylvania. George was an heir of Jay Gould, the most famous financier and railroad and supervisor in the country, George established his future fixed in the cradle. At the age twenty eight, he inherited a vast business of his father. George Gould invested his economy by owning the

Even when Gould was oppressed or was misunderstood by others, George could defend him. “When match of events shoved Gould in the path of this euphoria, the result was predictable. He became the roadblock and ultimately the scapegoat for dashed hopes. It was a role assigned him by reputation. George protested that his father had nothing to do with the market’s problems but no one listened” (Klein 473). More than George being a first son and an heir of Jay George, the writer demonstrates close friendly between George and his father. This quote shows how George protested the condemnation about Mr.

That empire revolved around three great enterprises: a large system of railroads of which the Missouri Pacific was the centerpiece, Western Union Telegraph Company, and the Manhattan Elevated Railways. All three suffered from the depression of 1893-1897, competitive struggles, and public clamor for regulation or reform. (Klein 3)

Furthermore, George married an actress, Edith Kingdon, a attractive woman, well-known for her bewitching green eyes, and hourglass figure. Since George’s mother was traditionalist, she was against George’s decision of marrying an actress. Jay Gould, however, acknowledged Edith fully and constantly affectionate of her. Lastly, the wedding ceremony took place on September 14, 1886, at Lyndhurst, the Gould’s state, in funereal gloom in the presence of Gould’s household—family and servants. George Gould and Edith Kingdon had seven children. In 1887, Edith became sick, the writer says: “As early as 1887 a reporter had observed snidely the she ‘now weighs probably more pounds than her husband’” (Klein 171). In November 13, 1921, Edith had dead from a heart attack. Then, the following year, George married a showgirl named Guinevere, while she had already bore him three children, he took her to