The Last Ships from Hamburg

Bestselling historian Steven Ujifusa tells the largely forgotten but colorful story of three remarkable businessmen who, driven by very different motives, helped facilitate the mass immigration of Jews from Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century — forever altering the fate of millions. The book follows Jacob Schiff, the influential banker who used his wealth to support Jewish refugees; Albert Ballin, the Hamburg-American Line director who built an extensive transportation network of trains and steamships; and J.P. Morgan, the powerful financier whose International Mercantile Marine (I.M.M.) trust sought to dominate the transatlantic shipping industry. Through a web of alliances and rivalries, these men played a crucial role in one of history’s most significant migrations. Register.

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