WEDGWOOD
Born into a family of struggling potters, Josiah Wedgwood amassed a fortune that, at his death in 1795, was valued at the equivalent of $3.4 billion in today’s dollars and helmed an empire that stretched from England to Russia to the United States. He revolutionized the business model of his time with a series of innovations that continue to this day.

This is the story of how phenomenal wealth affected the lives of a family and of the turbulent political climate that threatened their very livelihood.

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North America - Viking