[Philip's death was] beyond comparison the most afflicting of my life.... He was truly a fine youth. But why should I repine? It was the will of heaven and he is now out of the reach of the seductions and calamities of a world full of folly, full of vice, full of danger, of least value in proportion as it is best known. I firmly trust also that he has safely reached the haven of eternal repose and felicity. (Alexander Hamilton letter to Benjamin Rush about the death of his 19-year old son from mortal wounds inflicted from a duel.)

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller was a prominent figure in American business known as an industrialist philanthropist and the founder of the Standard Oil Company. In addition to his background writing nonfiction works and biographies Chernow continues to contribute articles to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

He is also the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction for his 1990 book The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing. Rockefeller were both nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards while The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family was honored with the 1993 George S.