With the exception of the tsar, Emanuel Nobel was likely the wealthiest man in early 20th-century Russia—and one of the wealthiest in the world. Over three generations, he and his family grew the Russian petroleum industry into a behemoth that surpassed even John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. Though Emanuel's uncle Alfred would become world famous thanks to his creation of the Nobel Prize, the more successful Nobels in Russia have been largely forgotten—and the reason why is one of history's most gripping untold stories.

Working in the oil fields of southern Russia at the same time as Emanuel was a troubled young man from Georgia who would become known to the world as Joseph Stalin. Directly in Stalin's crosshairs was Emanuel Nobel, who represented everything Stalin despised about capitalism. As the world turned upside down, Emanuel began to plan a life-or-death escape from Russia. Sweeping across more than a hundred years of history—from the dawn of the Victorian Age to World War I to the Russian Revolution and beyond—this captivating book returns one of the most influential men in history thrillingly to life.

Details

• Author: Douglas Brunt
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Print Type: Hardcover
• Page Count: 384
• ISBN-13: 9781668074749