Book · 1990 · Biography & Autobiography
The Founder
Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
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If you want an exhaustive account of every blow and play, you can read Rottberg's biography, The Founder. The short of it is that Ceil came to own the entire mine.
Why people recommend it
The Founder by Robert I. Rotberg is an exhaustive biography that details the life, career, and mining claims of Cecil Rhodes. This book was featured on the podcast Behind the Bastards in the episode Part One: Cecil Rhodes: The First Proud Boy, which aired on October 6, 2020. During the episode, host Robert Evans mentioned the biography to his listeners, suggesting that anyone looking for a comprehensive account detailing every single blow and play of Rhodes's endeavors could turn to Rotberg's work, noting that the short of it was how Cecil ultimately came to own the entire mine. Evans also brought up the biography to illustrate Rhodes's childhood behavior and unique temperament. Specifically, he shared that when Rhodes was vexed as a child, he would hide in a dark corner underneath the staircase and remain silent for hours at a time. Furthermore, Evans described how Rhodes occasionally fled to his family's summer home, spending hours pouring over a book and resenting any attempted intrusions in an imperious manner. Through these references, the podcast utilized Rotberg's text to flesh out both the historical expansion of Rhodes's mining empire and the personal quirks of his early youth, providing listeners with a well-rounded look at the historical figure.
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Robert Evans If you want an exhaustive account of every blow and play, you can read Rottberg's biography, The Founder. T… 2
“When vexed, he would hide in a dark corner under the staircase, not speaking for hours. He sometimes fled to the family summer home with a book pouring over it by the hour together, resenting imperiously any attempted intrusion.”
“If you want an exhaustive account of every blow and play, you can read Rottberg's biography, The Founder. The short of it is that Ceil came to own the entire mine.”
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“I like putting on the list the founder yes with the 2016 Keaton Michael Keaton and the book's great as well uh about Ray Kroc”