I honestly tried to finish this book but gave up on pg. 368. The only thing I can figure is that Morgan was himself an extremely boring person -- why else would Strouse spend 85% of the text on peripheral people and events only remotely connected to Morgan? If you are interested in things like: why Grover Cleveland's potential successor, William C. Whitney was opposed to the gold standard, then by all means, read this book! Otherwise, find something the least bit informative or entertaining to read. Life's too short to torture yourself with this monster of a biography.