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This biography of the business tycoon and philanthropist also chronicles the rise of big business in America.
"The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled …
Here, J. Randy Taraborrelli presents a revealing portrait of the Hilton dynasty. The book is a fascinating, no-holds-barred account of the American industrial giant who built the world's greatest hotel empire and his always larger-than-life family
The story of the family that established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry sheds new light on its enigmatic patriarch Conrad Hilton--who struggled with emotional detachment, failed marriages, and conflicted Catholicism--and his children.
"The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family."--Dust flap.
Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment, failed marriages, and conflicted Catholicism. Then there are …
The story of the family that established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry sheds new light on its enigmatic patriarch Conrad Hilton--who struggled with emotional detachment, failed marriages, and conflicted Catholicism--and his children.
Overview: The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad s…
An intimate look at the dramatic, tumultuous life and mysterious death of Dick Reynolds, tobacco fortune heir, business tycoon, cultural obsession, and true American icon. The Reynolds tobacco family was an American dynasty like the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Astors. R.J. "D…
An intimate look at the dramatic, tumultuous life and mysterious death of Dick Reynolds, tobacco fortune heir, business tycoon, cultural obsession, and true American icon. The Reynolds tobacco family was an American dynasty like the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Astors. R.J. "D…
-- On His Own Terms, -- On His Own Terms -- -- -- --Michael Beschloss From the Hardcover edition.
Grandson of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, Nelson coveted the White House from childhood. Before he was thirty, he had helped his father develop Rockefeller Center and his mother establish the Museum of Modern Art. At 32 he was Franklin Roosevelt's wartime coordinator for Lati…
