Sam Parr  ⚪️

I'm fascinated by family dynasties. Families who work together, build businesses, stay close...but over many generations. Like the Kennedys, Pritzers, Tisch, Rockefellers. What are some good bios on families like these? Or books on the concept?

Example: Rockefller ran Standard Oil with his brother. His son built the Rockefeller Center and expanded into real estate. His wife helped start famous colleges.

Joe Kennedy got rich through all types of schemes. He did so so his kids could go into gov. He had 8 kids. Many went into public service and they helped each other along the way.

One of the closest things today for Kennedys: the Kardashians! The Kennedy kids, when they were young, were in the tabloids when they traveled abroad. They were famous for their white teeth and blonde hair.

Read "The Dark Genius of Wall Street" for an example of what NOT to do. Jay Gould's son/family were woefully unmotivated and unable to grow his estate after he died. One of my favourite 2019 reads.

I did. Jay was amazing.

Any other tycoon bios u like??

Jay's was one of the best bios I've genuinely ever read. Loved it all the way through. Take a look at Titan by Ron Chernow and The Patriarch by David Nasaw. Both great. Gotta say - my fav bio of all time is definitely Ben Franklin's bio by Walter Isaacson though.