Hetty
The Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon

By Charles Slack

    "The Witch of Wall Street" was the wealthiest woman in America, with over one-hundred million dollars at her death in 1916...well before women even had the right to vote. Hetty Green, unfortunately, was mostly remembered for her parsimonious nature. She was a compulsive tightwad and is even listed as the world's greatest miser in the Guiness Book of World Records.

   Charles Stack tells us of a lady who was a true original, who parlayed an inheritance of $500,000 into millions. In this delightful and entertaining biography, Slack tells how Hetty Green built an empire of stocks, bonds, railroads, and real estate. She gained her financial education and expertise by reading the financial newspapers to her father.

     Hetty was vengeful and ruthless with anyone she perceived as her financial enemy, and was generally considered unhappy, but Slack contends that she was living by her own rules and was satisfied to be the only woman in her generation to make a reputation as a financial genius.

    Slack shows the humor and wit possessed by this drab-appearing lady with the colorful personality, as well as her remarkable accomplishments. Includes 8 pages of black and white photos, a bibliography and index.

    I enjoy reading about quirky historical personalities, and this lady helped to change history and influence women's rights. What an inspiration to today's women! Hetty Green, I like your attitude! I could learn a lot from you!