The House of Getty [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Miller, Russell

Verlag: Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1985

Beschreibung

Fine condition cream boards with a navy blue cloth spine and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Russell Miller; Author Dedication; List of Illustrations; Prologue: The Midas Contagion; Epilogue: The Courage of Martine; and Index. Illustrated with four sections of black-and-white photographs. "The tormented saga of the Getty family reads like the script for Dynasty, interweaving boardroom battles, sex, money, drugs, power, crime, tragedy, and family intrigue. At the center stands the figure of John Paul Getty, the grandfather, and eccentric oil billionaire believed to have been the richest man in the world. Married and divorced five times, he had five sons, and yet was cheated of his dearest ambition - to found an oil dynasty. His angelic youngest son died at age twelve after years of illness. Of the remaining four sons, three proved to be hopeless businessmen and, one by one, dropped out of Getty Oil. Only one had the talent to take the helm of the family business, and he was groomed for the part. And then he killed himself. With his cherished hopes of a family dynasty crushed, John Paul built a magnificent museum as a monument for all time to his success. But money tainted even his philanthropy; the Getty Museum has become feared for its wealth and ability to pillage the art market. In the maneuvering that followed John Paul's death, Getty Oil was sold; Texaco acquired it for $9.9 billion, the biggest corporate takeover in history. Award-winning journalist and writer Russell Miller has broken the embargo of silence that has surrounded the Gettys to bring us the extraordinary and often disturbing story of a unique American family. From the pioneering days in the Oklahoma oil fields to the bitter struggles over Getty Oil, we follow the rise and fall of three generations - all apparently cursed with the Midas touch." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005806

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The House of Getty [FIRST EDITION, FIRST ...

Verlag: Henry Holt and Company, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1985

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition