Author Talk on American Rascal, Jay Gould

Are you eagerly awaiting the new season of The Gilded Age? Want to know who inspired the George Russell character? Come join us at the Library on Thursday, January 26th from 7-8 pm to learn about a real 19th-century robber baron, Jay Gould, from author Greg Steinmetz! Greg Steinmetz is the author of American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street’s Biggest Fortune. He previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, where he covered investment banking before becoming Berlin Bureau Chief and then London Bureau Chief. His first book, The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger, was heralded by Andrew Ross Sorkin as one of the best reads of 2015. No need to register. Walk-ins welcome.