Financier is the first part of the famous “Trilogy of Desire” by Theodore Dreiser, based on the life story of American millionaire Charles Yerkes, who played a significant role in developing the public transportation system in Chicago and the London Underground. The main hero—Frank Cowperwood—enters the world in the family of a petty bank clerk, but thanks to his extraordinary mind, iron will, and unusual drive, he accumulates a huge fortune. He finds himself in a world of luxury and big money, caught in the whirlwind of the largest financial transactions, and moves among the best businessmen of his time. Gradually, the ambitious young man turns into a ruthless, domineering millionaire who craves profit. Life as an embodiment of the American Dream—for which you’ll have to pay dearly. And not only with money…