I know school is out so the chances of anyone actually doing homework are probably slim to nil. However, if, while you're out flying down the info, super highway, you come across info on J.P. Morgan, feel free to pass it on. :D

School isn't out for those of us that decided to keeping going this summer...I'm still not sure if it was a good or bad idea...
I'll keep an eye out-

Weird coincidence...I was just reading a book by Sam Smith (which I highly recommend) about our crumbling society, Why Bother?: Getting a Life in a Locked-down Land, and it mentioned J.P. Morgan. Apparently he made a ton of money during the Civil War buying defective rifles from an armory for $3.50 apiece and selling them to generals in the field for $22 apiece...

(It's just a blurb, so I wouldn't read that book for information on good ol' J.P., but I'd recommend the book to anyone interested in the way the country seems to be falling apart...)

what's this for?

J.P. Morgan was a banker in the late 19th century who emerged as one of the "captains of industry" and a major force in the development of a corporate economy. Also, in 1907 he pooled the assets of major NY banks to boost recovery from the panic of that year. Basically, Morgan was the father of American banking and helped set up the economy that led to the Fed and other financial practices today.
I hope that helps, I was kind of skimming my notes for the name so I may have missed some other important items. Good luck with the research.
~liz~

Encarta's fairly decent biography

Thanks for all the help. The report and subsequent presentation were pulled off w/o a hitch.