{"product_id":"edmond-de-rothschild-by-james-mcauley-9780300255201","title":"Edmond de Rothschild","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn absorbing portrait of Edmond de Rothschild, who defied his class to help build a nation—and found his identity in the process.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdmond de Rothschild\u003c\/em\u003e (1845–1934) was born into one of the wealthiest families in history, but his legacy lies beyond banking, art, and aristocratic privilege. In this compelling biography, award-winning historian and journalist James McAuley tells the story of a man who defied his elite world to support a radical cause: the creation of a Jewish homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on rare access to archives—including Rothschild's own long-lost memoir—McAuley reveals how and why this reserved French aesthete became a driving force in the early Zionist settlement of Palestine. Rothschild's journey from the salons of Paris to the fields of Eretz Israel is a tale of emotional awakening, political conviction, and personal transformation—of a man's search for a cause and discovery of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038254149868,"sku":"9780300255201","price":67.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300255201-edmond-de-rothschild.jpg?v=1785391453","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/edmond-de-rothschild-by-james-mcauley-9780300255201","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}