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Robert Sobel was an American professor of history at Hofstra University, and a well-known and prolific writer of business histories. He was also a chess Master, who represented the United States at the 1957 and 1958 Student chess Olympiads; he defeated thirteen-year-old future World Champion Bobby Fischer at Montreal 1956. Despite his prolific writings in business history, he is most famous for his single novel, For Want of a Nail, an alternate history of the United States.
An American Enigma
1998
1997
If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratoga
1973
1968
A History of the New York Stock Market
1965
Wall Street in the 1920s
1968
The Incredible Story of Money Throughout the Ages of Wealth
1999
1984
The Story of America's Largest Real Estate Empire
1989
1999