A "financier" is the first part of famous "Trilogy of desire" of Theodore Драйзера, history of life of the American millionaire Charles Йеркса, playing a considerable role in development of the system of public transport in Chicago and London underground passage, is fixed in basis of that. A protagonist - Frank Каупервуд is bears in family of shallow bank office worker, but due to an outstanding mind, will of adamant and extraordinary the enormous state earns purposefulness. He gets in the world of luxury and a powerful lot of money, appears in the rotation of the largest financial operations, mingles in society of the best smart dealers of the time. Gradually ambitious youth grows into an unprincipled, imperious and hankering after gain millionaire.Life as embodiment of the American dream for that will be expensive to pay. And not only by money.