JOHN JACOB ASTOR by Axel Madsen ( 9780471385035 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

JOHN JACOB ASTOR
AMERICA'S FIRST MULTIMILLIONAIRE

By:

Axel Madsen

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0471385034

ISBN 13:

9780471385035

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY & SONS INC

Pub. date:

30 January, 2001

Pages:

320

Description:

A riveting biography of John Jacob Astor, the first American multinational entrepreneur At his death in 1848, John Jacob Astor was the richest man in the United States. Ruthless, tightfisted but with an amazing gift for organizing businesses, Astor built an empire that spanned the commercial world of his time.

Synopsis:

On The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors: "A well-written biography."-New York Times On Stanwyck: The Life and Times of Barbara Stanwyck: "Madsen's admirably researched, insightful portrait of her aloof nature . . . reveals she was always torn between her wish to give of herself and her need to be in control."-Christian Science Monitor On Chanel: A Woman of Her Own: "Fascinating . . . . Takes the reader behind the coromandel veneers of Chanel's life."-New York Times Book Review "Carefully knits together the complex pattern of Chanel's complicated existence. It's not an easy task."-Toronto Globe and Mail On Gloria and Joe: "Axel Madsen finally gives the public a fascinating chronicle of the romance that could have ruined more than two careers."-Dallas Morning News On Cousteau: "Both critical and understanding. And it is exceptionally readable. Readers are well advised to take the plunge."-Chicago Tribune On Malraux: "Will stand as the best of more than a dozen books about Malraux in print."-Kansas City Star

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John Wiley & Sons Inc

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