Worth, David S. - Spencer Trask: Enigmatic Titan

Kabique, New York, 2008. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9780615228945 Size: 11 3/4" x 9". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Illustrated wraps, 124 pages, extensively illustrated. "[Spencer Trask's] early backing of Thomas Edison was an inspired leap of faith... His eleventh-hour rescue of The New York Times by installing Adolph Ochs as its publisher proved to be a stroke of genius... But in terms of his impact on our culture, nothing Trask left behind can match that of Yaddo." Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, price sticker on back. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 10 oz.