He Bought Manhattan While Everyone Went Bankrupt
Get Early Video Access Here: https://historymeetsfinance.substack.... How did one German immigrant control 90% of America's fur trade, ship hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal opium, and become the "Landlord of New York"? This is the dark story of John Jacob Astor - the man who bought Manhattan while everyone else went bankrupt. Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14... #FinancialHistory #documentary #secretbillionaire

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